by Sydney Smith on Feb 21, 2016
Meryl Streep ‘We’re All Africans’ Quote Gets Correction
Meryl Streep's comment "We're all Africans, really," has gotten much media attention. But Mashable has issued a significant correction to its story...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2016
‘Retirees are Useless to Society’ Interview was Fake, Brazilian Journalist gets 37 Death Threats
Brazilian newspaper Edicao do Brasil admits it unwittingly published a fake front-page interview with journalist and political scientist Leonardo Sakamoto....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2016
How to Report on Alleged Sexual Assault Victims: Advice from Canadian Ethics Committee
In Canada, several high-profile sexual assault allegations in recent months have shown the need for journalistic clarity when covering such...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2016
Sympathetic story about convicted serial rapist Daniel Holtzclaw was ‘Tone-Deaf, Insensitive,’ SB Nation Deletes
Is it possible or even conceivable to write, much less publish, a sympathetic story about a convicted serial rapist? Vox-owned...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2016
‘Babies are Sacrificial Lambs’? Surgeon Sues CNN after Report that ‘Effectively Ended’ his Career
Did CNN defame a Florida doctor and make him look like "a callous, incompetent, and dishonest surgeon motivated to perform...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 17, 2016
Chechen Family Not Linked to Boston Marathon Bombings Terrorism, Sues over ABC News Story
Massachusetts woman Heda Umarova wasn't friends with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and didn't post "jihadi imagery" on social media, a new lawsuit...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2016
Oops! Fake Picture Wins Photo Contest! Nikon Singapore Promises to ‘Tighten Our Image Review’
Nikon Singapore promised to tighten its image review standards after it unknowingly chose a doctored image as the winner of a...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2016
How Toddler Rape Victim Report Went Wrong, Australian Broadcasting Corp. apologizes
The story of a 5-year-old boy being raped on Micronesian island Nauru has been corrected, Australian media news site Crikey reported. That...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2016
Man NOT Muslim Extremist or Instigator of Violence, Australian Daily Telegraph Loses Libel Lawsuit
Hamza Cheikho, a Muslim Australian man in his 20s, has won a $100,000 defamation lawsuit against the Australian Daily Telegraph after the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2016
How to Report on Child Abuse: Tips from UK Charity
The National Association for People Abused in Childhood, a UK charity that advocates for abuse survivors, has released guidelines advising...