by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2015
No more fake photos: New Ethics Guidelines for World Press Photo Contest
World Press Photo has released its first set of ethics guidelines for its annual photography contest, which is currently accepting...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2015
What is Mx.? Gender-Neutral Pronoun used by NYTimes as Honorific
The New York Times used the gender-neutral pronoun Mx. in a recent story, the New York Observer reported. The Times'...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2015
Politico’s Mike Allen E-mailed He’d Agree to Chelsea Clinton Questions in Advance, Now says ‘My Bad,’ He’d ‘Never Do That’
Politico's Chief White House Correspondent Mike Allen apologized after a Freedom of Information request turned up e-mails with then-Senior Communications Advisor for...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2015
Reuters Calls Planned Parenthood an ‘Abortion Clinic’ when only 3% of Services in 2013 were abortions
Only three percent of the services Planned Parenthood provided in 2013 were abortion procedures but Reuters labeled the whole organization...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2015
2 Public Editors on ISIS, ISIL, Daesh or Islamic State
Two public editors blogged this past week about what to call the Middle East-based terrorist organization widely known as ISIS. This...
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Rihanna Anti Album Article Accidentally Posted on Yahoo News?
Yahoo News published an article about Rihanna's new album Anti, which hasn't been released yet. The article, "Rihanna 'Anti' New Album:...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2015
Two Noteworthy Pop Culture Corrections: Adele Song Lyrics & Zayn Malik not in ISIS
The New York Times and the Huffington Post have produced two noteworthy corrections this month that we have to share. First,...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2015
CNN Suspends Elise Labott for 2 Weeks over Tweet on House Vote on Refugees
CNN global affairs correspondent Elise Labott was suspended for two weeks over her tweet about Thursday's vote in the U.S. House of...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2015
Swimming World magazine sued for libel after Katinka Hosszu doping commentary
An editorial that appeared in the Arizona-based magazine Swimming World questioned whether the Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu uses performance enhancing drugs....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2015
PolitiFact Iowa Messes up Nuclear Warheads Fact Check: Marco Rubio didn’t say North Korea had More than 2,000
PolitiFact Iowa and the Des Moines Register messed up in a fact check but then seemingly put part of the blame on...