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by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2016

Top Editors Must OK Transgender Stories at The Sun

News UK's 2015 annual report to the Independent Press Standards Organisation revealed the company, which publishes the Sun, the Times,...

by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2016

Paul McKenna wasn’t Drunk on Barbados Flight, He Had Food Poisoning: Sun, Mirror and Record Apologize

The UK Sun, Mirror and Daily Record all falsely claimed hypnotist Paul McKenna was drunk on a plane to Barbados...

by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2016

UK Sun Deletes ‘Unkempt’ Shannen Doherty Article, Actress is Fighting Breast Cancer

A June 19 story in the UK Sun cattily criticized former Beverly Hills 90210 actress Shannen Doherty's appearance, but then was quickly deleted....

by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2016

New Journalism Ethics Code for Afghan Journalists: Accountability, Impartiality, Fact Checking Emphasized

Afghan journalists have a new journalism ethics code for the war-torn country, iMediaEthics has learned. "Freedom of the media is one...

by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2016

343 Complaints against Associated Newspapers – Mail’s Publisher – in 2015

The Independent Press Standards Organisation has published annual statements reviewing complaints and issues from the publications it regulates. iMediaEthics is reviewing...

by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2016

Australian’s Radio Personality Eddie McGuire Said He Wanted to Drown & Bomb Football Reporter, apologizes

Australian radio personality Eddie McGuire apologized after making violent comments about the Age's chief football writer, Caroline Wilson. McGuire, the president of...

by David W. Moore on Jun 21, 2016

Gun Control Measures and the Intensity Gap [PollSkeptic News Briefs]

In a recent article in the Washington Post, James Hohmann argues that the failure of the Congress to act on...

by Sydney Smith on Jun 21, 2016

Australia’s Murder-Suicide Story Fair Game, Press Council Reported

"Man drowns himself using murdered wife's head: police." That headline and story from Australia's the Age were OK to publish...

by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2016

UK Express: 12 Million Turks Moving to Britain Poll Flawed Because of Ambiguous Question

The UK Express reported that 12 million Turks would move to Britain if it stayed in the European Union and Turkey joined the...