UK Daily Telegraph Apologizes for Calling Irish Boxer British
The UK Telegraph apologized after erring in the nationality of an Olympics athlete, the Irish Independent reported. The Telegraph had…
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Apologies after Welsh Newspaper Puts ‘LOL’ in Dead Man’s Photo Caption
The Western Mail apologized for writing "LOL" in a caption about a man's death, the UK Press Gazette reported. The…
CNN Corrects after Labeling Metal Band Hatebreed as White Power
CNN added a correction to an August 8 opinion article on "white power music concerts" and their "music scene." The…
Fareed Zakaria Apologizes for ‘Close Similarities’ in Article, Suspended by CNN & Time
Fareed Zakaria apologized for "close similarities" in part of his column for Time magazine and a blog post on CNN…
Michigan TV News Apologizes, Reporter Fired For Not Disclosing ‘Connection to’ Story
Michigan Fox-affiliate Fox 17 apologized and fired a reporter for "failing to disclose his connections to" the subject of his…
Asian American Journalists Association Advises on Sikh Shooting Stories
The Asian American Journalists Association created a "few guidelines" for reporting on the Aug. 5 shooting at a Sikh temple in…
Quote Approval at Washington Post ‘flirts with self-censorship,’ Ombudsman Says
The Washington Post is banning the practice of "sharing story drafts," Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton noted. As we have written,…
Do Journalists Often Fudge Quotes? Debate over Quoting Ethics
An interesting discussion on the ethics of quoting and paraphrasing interviews is going on among journalists and linguists in the…
Burma’s Voice Weekly & Envoy’s Suspensions Are Lifted
Earlier this week, we highlighted two Myanmar weeklies that said the government "suspended...indefinitely" their publications. But, both Voice Weekly and…
CNN: ‘Regrettable’ to play ‘Only the Good Die Young’ after Sikh Temple Shooting
CNN apologized for playing the Billy Joel song "Only the Good Die young" after a July 6 report on the…