by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2016
BBC Shows Old Train Video in Live TV Program, Apologizes
The BBC aired old footage in a live TV program. The five-month-old footage was used in what was supposed to...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2016
Nearly 1/2 of Complaints to Irish Press Council are over Truth & Accuracy
Almost 50% of the 278 complaints to the Irish Press Council in 2015 were over truth and accuracy, Ireland's press...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2016
‘Shylock’ Anti-Semitic Story Gets Front Page Apology from Ham & High Newspaper
UK newspaper the Ham & High (also known as the Hampstead & Highgate Express) apologized after accusing a community organizer of...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2016
Daily Mail Pays $26K to British Apprentice Star Lord Sugar
The UK Daily Mail called the host of the British version of The Apprentice a "spiv," which means, according to Merriam Webster...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2016
Australian Newspaper Didn’t Contact Broadband Network, but No Remedial Action because Paper Closed
The Tully Times broke press council standards with a one-sided article critical of broadband TV network in the Tully region,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2016
3 South African Journalists Suspended over SABC Decision not to Cover Protests
Three South African journalists were suspended from their network, the state-owned national South African Broadcasting Corp. (SABC), after they were told they...
by David W. Moore on Jun 28, 2016
Should the Polls Be Blamed for the Surprise Over Brexit? Of course.
The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union -- Brexit -- The New York Times’ Nate Cohn wrote an...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2016
BBC ‘Very Sorry’ it upset Sir Cliff Richard with 2014 Sexual Assault Allegations Reporting
The BBC apologized for upsetting Sir Cliff Richard, the 75-year-old iconic rock 'n' roll singer, with its live coverage of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2016
New Journalism Ethics Code for Afghan Journalists: Accountability, Impartiality, Fact Checking Emphasized
Afghan journalists have a new journalism ethics code for the war-torn country, iMediaEthics has learned. "Freedom of the media is one...