by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2018
OK for Sun to name woman who says she is sexual assault victim
Even though news outlets typically do not name sexual assault victims, the Sun's decision to name and identify a woman...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2018
Rebel Wilson must pay Australian media company $3 million
Rebel Wilson made headlines last year when she was awarded Australian's largest defamation payout -- about $3.6 million U.S. ($4.5 million Australian)...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2018
NY Times reassigns Ali Watkins
The New York Times re-assigned federal law enforcement reporter Ali Watkins from Washington to New York and to a "new...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2018
Washington Post axes reporter for aggregation & attribution issues
The Washington Post has "dismissed" reporter Marwa Eltagouri for attribution issues, and editor's notes have been added to "a dozen stories...from...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2018
Reuters editor apologizes after tweeting ‘blood is on your hands, Mr. President’
After the Annapolis newsroom shooting, Reuters editor Rob Cox tweeted, “This is what happens when @realDonaldTrump calls journalists the enemy of...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2018
Massachusetts reporter resigns after Annapolis, MAGA tweet
Reporter Conor Berry resigned from the Republican in Springfield, Massachusetts after a tweet about Pres. Donald Trump and the Annapolis...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2018
Daily Mail Australia Broke Suicide Reporting Guidelines
The Australian Daily Mail broke guidelines for reporting on suicide with a May 2017 story about a man who attempted...
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...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2018
Fox News suspends David Bossie after cotton-picking comment
Fox News suspended contributor David Bossie this week after his "cotton-picking" comment on yesterday's Fox & Friends, the Daily Beast...