by Sydney Smith on Dec 05, 2016
Was it OK for Australian newspapers to Disclose HIV/AIDs status of Dead Man?
The Sun-Herald and the Sydney Morning Herald, two Australian newspapers, reported on a man's death and his secretive life, including that...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2016
Mark Forbes, The Age’s Editor-in-Chief, Resigns after Sexual Harrassment Claim
Mark Forbes, the editor-in-chief for daily newspaper The Age in Melbourne, Australia quit after accusations of sexual harassment, Australian media...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2016
How 4 News Outlets Recommend Reporting on the Alt-Right: Roundup
In the past week, several news outlets -- the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press and the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2016
Gawker Settles Daily Mail lawsuit, will add Editor’s Note to ‘Ripping off the Web’ story
Last year, Gawker published an article by former DailyMail.com reporter James King about what he called his "Year Ripping off the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2016
NYTimes Op-Ed on Facebook & Fake News Needed More Disclosure, Public Editor Says
The New York Times published an op-ed calling for Facebook not to fact check after public discussion of the social...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2016
New Lawsuit against News UK for Mazher Mahmood Undercover Sting
The fallout from undercover UK reporter Mazher Mahmood's now-disgraced career continues. A new lawsuit against his former company, News UK,...
by David W. Moore on Nov 30, 2016
Poll Discrepancies as Justification for Vote Recount
Part of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s justification for a vote recount in Pennsylvania is the “discontinuity between pre-election...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 30, 2016
Ivanka Trump would Mace Donald Trump? Quote is a Conan O’Brien Joke, not a real Ivanka Trump Quote
Fake news has been a major topic of discussion this month. Despite the significant attention devoted to the problem of...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2016
‘Alt-Right’ Shouldn’t be used without Context, Associated Press says in new guidance
The Associated Press released new guidance for using the term "alt-right." For starters, they have told their staff not to use...