by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2016
9 Tips for Media to Responsibly Report on Australia’s Elections
With the upcoming Australian elections in July, the Australian Press Council is reminding the country's news outlets about how to...
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by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2016
Houston Chronicle Apologizes to Astros’ Carlos Gomez over Quoting Incident
The Houston Chronicle apologized after upsetting Major League Baseball player Carlos Gomez with quotes the newspaper attributed to him. In the...
by Sydney Smith on May 23, 2016
UK Mail’s Prince Harry, Pippa Middleton ‘Secret Romance’ Story OK, Regulator Finds
The UK Star was wrong to report on claims that Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton were in a "secret romance,"...
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2016
Do UK Journalists Think it’s OK to Pay Sources, Go Undercover, Break Ethics Codes? New UK Study
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism released a study of "700 of the UK's almost 64,000 professional journalists."...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2016
No, Pippa Middleton & Prince Harry Aren’t in a ‘Secret Romance,’ Daily Star Unpublishes
Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton, the sister of Prince William's wife Kate Middleton, are not having a "secret romance," despite...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2016
xojane.com deletes, apologizes for 1st person article about friend’s suicide as a ‘blessing’
After much criticism, the women's site xojane.com, owned by Time.inc, apologized and unpublished a first-person story, “My Former Friend’s Death Was...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2016
Maltese Newspaper Cleared of Libel, ‘Trading in Influence’ Editorial Fair Comment
Maltese newspaper L-Orizzont was cleared of libel after a politician sued over an editorial. "As in all libel cases won,...
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2016
NYTimes Names Margaret Sullivan’s Replacement: Liz Spayd 6th Public Editor
The New York Times announced Liz Spayd will be its sixth public editor effective this summer after Margaret Sullivan left...
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2016
Supreme Court Decision on PJS Celebrity Injunction: ‘No Public Interest’ in ‘Kiss and Tell Stories’
After weeks of waiting, the UK Supreme Court has ruled on whether to lift the celebrity injunction about PJS and...
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2016
Undercover Reporting on Wine Company in the Public Interest
It was OK for the UK Daily Mirror to go undercover at a wine sales company, the UK Independent Press...