by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2018
Cleveland Plain Dealer corrects migrant girl cartoon
The Cleveland Plain Dealer's editorial cartoonist Jeff Darcy drew a cartoon for the paper based on the young Honduran girl...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 11, 2015
‘Bad for democracy,’ Cleveland Plain Dealer tosses Readers Rep position, Loses ‘key link to community’ after 10 years
The Cleveland Plain Dealer no longer has a readers representative. Ted Diadiun, the readers representative for ten years, announced this...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2014
Why was 12-year-old Tamir Rice’s dad’s criminal history reported by Cleveland newspaper?
An Ohio media outlet sparked outrage after it published a report on the criminal pasts of the father of Tamir...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
Readers Rep On Criticism of Cleveland Plain Dealer for not Publishing Bishop’s Letter
The Cleveland Plain Dealer's readers representative Ted Diadiun explained in a Feb. 12 column why the newspaper published a story...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 02, 2012
Cleveland Plain Dealer Readers Editor Defends Story on Obese Child, Denies Sensationalism
Cleveland Plain Dealer public editor Ted Diadiun defended the newspaper's story on a "severely obese" third-grader "removed from his home"...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2011
Connie Schultz, Journalist Wife of Senator, Resigns
Connie Schultz has left the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Poynter's Jim Romenesko wrote Sept. 19. Schultz explained that she is resigning...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2011
Connie Schultz, Journalist Wife of Ohio Senator, Apologizes for Videotaping, but Not Reporting on Husband’s Political Opponent
The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Connie Schultz apologized Sept. 8 for her Sept. 7 story on "a Tea Party Express event."...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2011
Cleveland Plain Dealer Readers Rep: Bad Photo of John Boehner not Bias
iMediaEthics wrote last month about the Cleveland Plain Dealer's readers representative Ted Diadiun's column on undercover stings. His column noted that...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2011
Undercover Stings Not Journalism, Says Public Editor Ted Diadiun
Reader representative Ted Diadiun opined on the subject of undercover stings and media ethics in a recent column for the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2011
Ohio Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold Not Suing Plain Dealer Anymore
As iMediaEthics previously reported, Ohio judge Shirley Strickland Saffold filed a $50 million lawsuit after the Cleveland Plain Dealer outed her...