by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2015
Was GermanWings Crash Cartoon Insensitive? Readers Complain, Paper Defends
The Globe and Mail defended an editorial cartoon on the March 24 Germanwings plane crash in the Alps. The cartoon...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2015
After scandals, 4 Public Editors hired by Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s 2nd largest newspaper
Japan's Asahi Shimbun will name Shiro Nakamura as its first ever in-house public editor next month, the newspaper told iMediaEthics....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2015
Stuff news deeply regrets ‘any suggestion’ NZ Businessman was unethical, Hits delete
Did a New Zealand-born former billionaire act unethically in Kenya? A New Zealand news site, Stuff.co.nz, originally published this claim...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2015
Fmr. News of the World Reporter’s Bribery Conviction Thrown Out
A former News of the World journalist convicted of bribing a public official has had his conviction thrown out, the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2015
Are white actors unemployed because of ‘ethnic castings’ for TV Pilots? Deadline apologizes
A coalition of national Latino, African American, Asian American and Native American groups issued a statement denouncing entertainment news site...
by David W. Moore on Apr 01, 2015
Poll: Does the public really support Iran Nuclear agreement it also thinks won’t work?
If we didn’t know better, we might read recent media poll results and think the American public is downright stupid....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2015
Did Buzzfeed fake Nola reporter’s quotes about transgender murder victim?
The Times-Picayune was criticized last month for calling murdered transgender woman, Penny Proud, a man in a story on the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2015
NPR Expands Ethics Code after Conflict of Interest incident
National Public Radio expanded its ethics code to require anyone who works for NPR -- not just the news division...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2015
Public Editor: Toronto Star can say ‘Dentists are frightening’
The Ontario Press Council ruled that it was OK for Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick to say "Dentists are frightening,"...