by Sydney Smith on Aug 18, 2019
Globe & Mail public editor’s election poll tips
Globe & Mail public editor Sylvia Stead offered seven tips for readers in reporting on political polls. Her advice comes...
Political Reporting Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2019
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace tweets apology for saying Trump wanted ‘extermination of Latinos’
MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace apologized after claiming on air that Pres. Donald Trump called for "an extermination of Latinos." She...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2019
NPR on ‘Racist’ & Trump’s Tweets
NPR is using the word "racist" to describe Pres. Donald Trump's tweets about Democratic congresswomen, including Trump's remark that they...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2019
Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times reinstated
Sarah Palin's libel lawsuit against the New York Times is back in the courts. In an Aug. 6 ruling, the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2019
CNN’s New Polling Standards: 16 Questions before Reporting on Polls
CNN's polling director Jennifer Agiesta announced new standards including a 16-question test for reporting on polling last month. "It doesn't...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 26, 2019
Kentucky NBC-affiliate puts anchor on leave in case he runs for Senate
Kentucky NBC-affiliate Lex18 host Matt Jones is on leave of absence from the station because he is considering a Senate...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 20, 2019
Linking Advocacy group to QAnon was wrong
A column published by New Zealand's Stuff news site suggested there was a link between conspiracy group QAnon and the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2019
The New Republic deletes ‘inappropriate’ article on Pete Buttigieg
The New Republic unpublished an article about Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and a Democratic presidential candidate,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2019
Corrections: Klobuchar’s Record, Wrong Picture, Misquote and Not Republicans!
iMediaEthics' latest round-up of corrections. 1.Not Republicans! MSNBC's Kasie Hunt tweeted a correction after calling Senators James Eastland and Hermand...