by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2020
3 News Outlets Misidentify Black politicians
The BBC, the UK Evening Standard and Getty Images all mislabeled photos of black politicians. According to the Guardian, the...
Evening Standard
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2017
Why Did London Evening Standard cut Solange Knowles’ Hair using Photoshop?
Fashion magazines Photoshop their subjects, but news outlets are not supposed to "editorialize" and change the appearance of photos. So...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 21, 2013
Ryan Reynolds Says Plane Puke Story ‘Utterly Made-up,’ 16 News Outlets Punked?
Actor Ryan Reynolds denied an anonymously sourced report that a fellow Delta Airlines passenger threw up on him while on...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2013
Sorry for Calling you a Prostitute, London’s Evening Standard Apologizes
The London Evening Standard apologized this week for wrongly saying a woman named Rachel Garley was a prostitute. The Standard's...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 18, 2012
Evening Standard Defends against Error Complaint to PCC, but Adds Clarification to $5 Tap Water Article
The London Evening Standard clarified an article after a restaurant complained that the article said it made customers pay for...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2012
Student Wins Libel Case against Daily Mail, Evening Standard
Luke Cooper won his libel lawsuit against the Daily Mail and Evening Standard. As we have written, Cooper, a PhD...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
Evening Standard, Daily Mail Sued for Libel, Journalist Defends against Fake Quote Claims
The Evening Standard and Daily Mail are being sued for libel by Sussex University PhD student Luke Cooper over 2010 reports...