by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
New Straits Times Apologizes, Retracts
Malaysian newspaper The New Straits Times issued a "retraction and apology" to Karpal Singh over a June 14 article claiming...
Political Reporting Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Tennessee Newspaper Photoshops Political Candidates
The Murfreesboro Post used Photoshop to edit in a photo of politician U.S. Rep. Diane Black in a photo of...
by David W. Moore on Jun 23, 2012
Conflicting Polls on Obama, Romney Election Standings – Bloomberg versus Associated Press
On June 20, Bloomberg released a new poll showing President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points, 53% to...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
Ghana Journalists Advised to Follow Ethics, Avoid Checkbook Journalism
Journalists attending a "Guidelines for Political Journalism" workshop were advised on reporting "truthful, unbiased information" on politics and to carefully...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
POLITICO Suspends Reporter for Mitt Romney Comments
POLITICO's Joe Williams was suspended June 22 for comments about Mitt Romney. Williams' POLITICO bio identifies him as the "White...
by David W. Moore on Jun 12, 2012
The Already Determined 2012 Presidential Election: Polls vs. ‘The Keys’
While public opinion polls suggest a very close race for the presidency in 2012, Professor of History Allan Lichtman of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 08, 2012
South Carolina’s Sikh Religious Society Suing Blogger for Anonymous Sources, Libel
The Sikh Religious Society of South Carolina is suing Palmetto Public Record blogger Logan Smith for a March 2012 post...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2012
NH Newspaper’s Cartoon with Hitler, Groucho Marx Mustaches on Politician Prompt Apology Calls, Newspaper Defends
A New Hampshire politician announced that he won't let the Concord Monitor interview him after the newspaper ran a May...
by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2012
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Apologizes for Comments on Heroes
MSNBC's Chris Hayes apologized May 28 for his May 27 comments about calling soldiers "heroes," the Associated Press reported. He...