by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2015
NBC Brian Williams’ derring-do untrue, Not in Iraq helicopter crash in 2003, Apologizes
Brian Williams falsely claimed on air last week that he was in a helicopter that was shot down in 2003...
International Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2015
Guilty or Innocent? Sun Journalists Trial: 2 Cleared, 4 to be retried, accused of paying for stories
Two of six Sun journalists were cleared of accusations that they paid public officials like police and prison officials for...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2015
Japan newspaper Asahi Shimbun hiring Public Editor after 3 Scandals, Law Suits
Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun is starting a public editor position to handle reader complaints and reactions, the paper announced...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2015
UK Mirror pays ‘substantial sums’ to Celebs it hacked, Faces 8 more accusers at trial
The UK Mirror has settled five lawsuits with celebrities after invading their privacy by hacking their phones to get information...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2015
Sydney Morning Herald’s Gaza Cartoon apology: ‘Prominent, extensive and closely reasoned,’ Press Council rules
The Australian Press Council ruled that the Sydney Morning Herald broke offense standards with its July cartoon slammed for anti-Semitism....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 27, 2015
Journalists Bribed Police for Royals’ phone numbers? Andy Coulson, Clive Goodman to be retried
Andy Coulson, the former editor of News of the World, will go on trial yet again this summer. Coulson's retrial...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2015
Russia Today, Boko Haram & ISIS? NY Times didn’t offer RT rebuttal before publishing Andrew Lack attack
Do state-funded Russian news outlet Russia Today and terrorist groups Boko Haram and ISIS belong in the same category? The...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 23, 2015
It’s a fake OpEd! I did not write for China Daily, says Journo
Peter Hessler, a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, denies that he wrote a commentary comparing China and Egypt...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2015
Canada Global TV knew Leslie Roberts as journalist, NOT PR firm owner
Canada's Global Television suspended anchor Leslie Roberts for a conflict of interest earlier this month. Roberts has now resigned from...