Washington Post Shows Wrong Half of Photo, Suggests Scalia Died?
The Washington Post's public editor Patrick Pexton wrote about a photo mishap at the newspaper that suggested Supreme Court justice Antonin…
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News Corp Hotline for Ethics
News Corp. has a hotline for staff "to report suspicious colleagues in a fresh clampdown on corruption and other illegal…
Kansas City Star Reminds Readers of Anonymous Source Policy
The Kansas City Star's readers' representative Derek Donovan commented on news tips from anonymous sources in an Oct. 2 column.Donovan…
Ethics Books translated to Spanish
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas announced Oct. 7 that it translated "two digital books" on ethics into…
Toronto Star Public Editor Questions Standards of Reporting on Suicides
Public editor Kathy English questioned why the Toronto Star and other news media shies away from reporting on suicides in…
The Sun Apologizes to Soccer Player Tom Cleverly, At Least the 3rd Manchester United Player in Court this Year over Media Stories.
The UK Sun issued an apology for reporting a fake event about UK soccer player Tom Cleverley, the Guardian reported.The…
UK Politician: Should ‘Gross malpractice should lead to journo being struck off ‘?
As StinkyJournalism has previously written, a Quebec, Canada politician has proposed licensing journalists. (See our stories here and here). But…
Quebec Culture Minister Explains Call to License Journalists
StinkyJournalism wrote last month about Quebec culture minister Christine St-Pierre's calls to license journalists. Journalists groups like the Federation of…
Newsweek/Daily Beast Retracts Fake Pelosi Quotes
Newsweek/The Daily Beast has apologized for attributing a fake quote to Nancy Pelosi, Talking Points Memo reported. Newsweek's Howard Kurtz…
Irish Examiner Columnist Steven King Suspended after Plagiarism Charges
The Irish Examiner's Steven King has been accused of plagiarism, according to the Irish Journal. As the Journal explained, King…