by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2017
Fired Commentator sues ESPN, Denies Calling Venus Williams ‘Gorilla’
Gorillas are different from guerillas, right? ESPN TV commentator Doug Adler apologized in January of this year after some viewers...
Sports Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2017
Gannett columnist: Football player hit son due to slave memory?
A sports column appeared on Gannett publications' websites, including USA Today, that suggested professional football player Adrian Peterson hit his son...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2017
Trump International reps file 1st complaint to UK Press Regulator, UK Sun Scottish Golf Course story unpublished
President Donald Trump frequently complains about the American media. Now, his Scottish golf property managers at Trump International filed a...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2017
ABC-Chicago Sports Anchor Mark Giangreco Suspended after Pres. Trump is a ‘Cartoon Lunatic’ Tweet
ABC-affiliate WLS-TV suspended sports anchor Mark Giangreco after he tweeted that Pres. Donald Trump is a "cartoon lunatic." According to...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2017
Is Tom Brady’s Super Bowl Jersey Worth $500 Million? Houston’s KPRC-TV Botches Headline
Is Tom Brady's missing Super Bowl jersey really worth $500 million? Louisiana State University assistant professor of journalism Steve Bien-Aime...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 21, 2017
Sky Sports’ Kirsty Gallacher says NOT drunk on air, Sues Sun
Sky Sports news host Kirsty Gallacher is suing the Sun after the newspaper reported claims that she was drunk on...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2017
Judge rejects Real Madrid owner’s libel lawsuit, must pay Spain’s AS newspaper’s legal costs
The owner of professional soccer team Real Madrid was upset when he read in Spanish soccer newspaper AS the suggestion that...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2017
NY Post Fires Sports Reporter Bart Hubbuch after Tweet Linking Trump’s Inauguration to 9/11, Pearl Harbor
The New York Post fired sports reporter Bart Hubbuch for his tweet that compared Donald Trump's inauguration to Pearl Harbor...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2016
Irish Independent Retracts, Donates $ after Column Critical of its own Columnist
The Irish Independent published a lengthy retraction for a defamatory article about Joe Brolly, a former soccer player and current...