by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2020
Sky News’ Andrew Bolt sorry for ‘hit on’ comment about grooming
Australian Sky News commentator Andrew Bolt apologized after saying Peter Kehoe, a school athletics coach, "hit on" a 15-year-old boy....
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2020
UK news broke guidelines with ‘highly disturbing’ footage of NZ terror attack
UK TV news channel Geo News broke broadcasting standards when it broadcast graphic and violent footage of the Christchurch, New...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2020
Al Qasimi family complains over 5 Outlets
Complaints by one of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates against nine articles from five news outlets were...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2020
South African news site retracts 2 articles for fake quotes, reviewing 16 more
South African news agency Ground Up retracted two articles by a freelance writer, Sibusiso Mdlalose, after finding fabricated quotations, the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2020
Daily Telegraph’s asylum cartoon in public interest
A cartoon about an asylum-seeking man apparently attempting to assault a nurse didn't break press guidelines and standards, the Australian...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2020
Sky News Australia suspends commentator for suicide comments
Sky News in Australia suspended commentator James Campbell for his comments suggesting politician Bridget McKenzie should kill herself. Campbell, who...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2020
UK Telegraph wrongly claimed man broke Scout rules, promoted extremist views
The UK Telegraph claimed a local scout leader broke scout rules by segregating by gender and promoting Muslim and extremist...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2020
UK program on cannabis legalization ‘condoned & encouraged’ it, wasn’t impartial
A UK TV news station "condoned and encouraged the use of cannabis without justification," and therefore broke broadcasting guidelines, the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2020
Mohamed Fahmy drops lawsuit against Al Jazeera
Journalist Mohamed Fahmy dropped his $77 million lawsuit against Al Jazeera over his 2013 jailing in Egypt, The Press Gazette...