by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2012
UK Observer Corrects Julian Assange Autobio Review after PCC Complaint
The Observer corrected its Oct. 2 review of Julian Assange's "unauthorised autobioraphy" after the WikiLeaks leader complained to the UK Press...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2012
CNN Errs in Phone Hacking Report: Says Coulson Wasn’t Arrested, when he was in July
During March 13's CNN Newsroom program, host Ashleigh Banfield spoke with CNN's senior international correspondent Matthew Chance about the March...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 12, 2012
AWARDS: 1st Data Journalism Awards this Year, Awards will Promote & Set Best Practices, Standards
The European Journalism Centre,an "independent, international, non-profit institute dedicated to the highest standards in journalism," is accepting entries for the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2012
New Corrections & Complaints Process Proposed for the BBC
The BBC proposed a "'faster, simpler and easier to understand' complaints process" in a March 8 press release. Some of...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2012
Bahrain to Get Media Council
Bahrain will soon have an "independent high media council," Gulf News reported. Bahrain's Independent Commission of Inquiry advised the creation...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2012
WaPo Public Editor Advises Staff on Responding to Reader Concerns
The Washington Post's public editor Patrick Pexton called on the Post's staff to be more responsive and polite to readers...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2012
Mirror Group Newspapers to Pay £75,000 for Libelous Claim man is Sex Offender
Mirror Group Newspapers must pay a man " £75,000 in damages" for The People's libelous claims in a September 2010...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2012
NZ Press Council: Stories can be ‘Balanced over Time,’ Not just in One Story
The New Zealand Press Council dismissed a complaint over the Waikato Times' November 22 story "Drug puts students in hospital."...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2012
GRANT: Oklahoma City University Gets Grant for 10-Part Series on Broadcasting Ethics
The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation gave the Oklahoma City University's Mass Communications department a $50,000 grant to help...