by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2020
Jyllands-Posten defends China coronavirus cartoon
Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten stands by its cartoon about the Chinese outbreak of coronavirus, despite calls from China to apologize. The...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2019
Epoch Times apologizes for another news outlet’s article?
The Epoch Times, an English language news site, apologized earlier this year for a news article it published by another...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2019
ESPN used graphic showing China owning Taiwan
ESPN broadcast a graphic that indicated China owns Taiwan and other "disputed areas in the South China Sea," Sports Business...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2017
Fake news gets China correspondent Oscar Garschagen fired by Dutch newspaper
Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad fired reporter Oscar Garschagen, a correspondent in China, because of "serious mistakes" following allegations of fake quotes and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2016
More Olympics Reporting Fails: Petition against Daily Beast, Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte, Swimmer ‘Died like a Pig,’ Volleyball Star ‘Looking for a Boyfriend’
While the Olympics continue in Rio de Janeiro, so do the issues in media ethics reporting. The most high-profile media...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2016
Australian Media Watchdog Criticizes ABC’s Chinese Site, Asks if it’s ‘Bowing to Censorship’
Is Australia Broadcasting Corp's Chinese site "bowing to censorship?" Australia's media watchdog program said it thinks it is, reporting that it found...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2015
Chinese Gov revokes Media Licenses after Extortion Scandal
The Chinese government shut down the business newspaper 21st Century Business Herald news site for extortion, the Associated Press reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 23, 2015
It’s a fake OpEd! I did not write for China Daily, says Journo
Peter Hessler, a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, denies that he wrote a commentary comparing China and Egypt...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2015
Did Chinese Newspaper staff pose as hospital workers to photograph Yao Beina, Pop Singer’s Dead Body?
Staff members from the Chinese newspaper Shenzhen Evening News secretly took photographs of Yao Beina, a beloved pop star who had...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2015
China didn’t fire on U.S. Navy Ship: NYPost, UPI, Twitter accounts hacked
The New York Post and United Press International both falsely reported that a Chinese ship fired on a U.S. Navy...