by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2016
Ghana Student didn’t burn hostel room with weed, Ghana Web retracts
Ghana news site Ghana Web claimed a college student burned his hostel room while smoking marijuana. Though the fire was...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 17, 2016
Comments Satirizing Domestic Violence Leave weren’t offensive, press council rules
An Australian blogpost on the Daily Telegraph's website poked fun at another media company, the Australian Broadcasting Company, and its...
by David W. Moore on Nov 16, 2016
Why the Exit Polls Sow Doubt About the Vote Count
By now, only a first-time visitor to planet Earth might wonder why everyone is angry with pollsters. Prior to the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2016
South Africa’s Independent Media Quits Press Council
Independent Media, a South Africa-based publisher, has quit the Press Council of South Africa. Independent Media's dozen publications including the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2016
Why did the Mail delete Brexit story it defended to press regulator?
The UK Mail Online unpublished an article and photos about a Romanian man not wanting to leave the UK after...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2016
Undercover Diploma for Cash Story in Public Interest, IPSO rules
It was OK for the UK Sun to go undercover in order to report on its claim that you can...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2016
Why the Deseret News Named 16-Year-Old Injured in School Shooting
The Deseret News explained why it decide to name a 16-year-old boy who was shot in a school shooting last...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2016
Newcastle Herald’s Autistic Group Home Story OK & in Public Interest, press council says
It was OK for the Newcastle Herald to report on a teenaged autistic group home resident screaming and banging on the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2016
Huffington Post drops editor’s note calling Trump liar, xenophobe, racist, misogynist, birther
In the midst of the calling of the U.S. presidential election, the Huffington Post said it would stop posting its...