by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2015
Trusting Sources & Anonymity: Takes by 3 Public Editors Around the Globe
Sourcing is on the mind of at least three public editors this summer. Chris Elliott (readers editor for the UK Guardian),...
Chris Elliott
by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2015
Is ‘Age-Appropriate’ A Bad Term? Hollywood Sexism Piece Upset Readers
A reader complained to The Guardian over its May 27 article “Why disaster movies are leading the way for age-appropriate...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 09, 2015
30,000 complaints to Guardian in 12 months, 2,604 corrections
The Guardian has received nearly 30,000 complaints in the past year and published 2,604 corrections, Guardian readers editor Chris Elliott...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2015
300+ Complaints that Guardian’s Scottish cartoon was racist, Readers Editor defends ‘Right to Offend’
More than 300 readers complained to the Guardian about a cartoon that suggested "incest and Scottish country dancing" were UK...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2014
Guardian Exaggerates CEO Pay Ratio for Public Company, Learns ‘important lesson’ to check data
The Guardian unpublished an Aug. 18 article based on wrong data that exaggerated CEO compensation. The error could leave the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2014
Will Guardian stop using term ‘illegal immigrant’?
Will The Guardian stop using the term "illegal immigrant?" Though not unwilling to make a change, The Guardian hasn't decided...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2013
Readers asked: Why Doesn’t the Guardian ‘say sorry more often?’
How do you get an apology from the UK Guardian? The readers' editor for the newspaper, Chris Elliott, recently explained...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2013
‘Anonymising’ an Alternative to Unpublishing? Guardian Readers Editor Addresses Deletion Requests
Guardian readers editor Chris Elliott discussed the UK newspaper's unpublishing standards in a July 21 column. As iMediaEthics has written...
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2013
Why Journalists Shouldn’t Say ‘Shark-infested Waters,’ Guardian Readers Editor Explains
The term "shark-infested waters" is an inaccurate cliche, the Guardian readers' editor Chris Elliott argued in a May 5 column....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2012
Should the Guardian have Guidelines for Use of Sexual Language, Readers Editor Asks?
In an Oct. 7 column in response to reader complaints about sexual language in the newspaper, The Guardian's readers' editor...