by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2013
Sorry for Oscars C-Word Tweet about Quvenzhane Wallis, The Onion’s CEO Says
Satire site The Onion apologized today for its "senseless, humorless comment" about Quvenzhane Wallis, who was a nominee for last...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2013
Fake Interview with Argentine Foreign Minister Published by Falkland Islands’ Only Newspaper
Falkland Islands newspaper the Penguin News made up an interview with Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, the Knight Center for...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2013
Why WashPost Didn’t Use Pic of Teen Athletes in ‘Native American Warrior Garb’
The Washington Post's outgoing ombudsman Patrick Pexton addressed two different cases of how the newspaper has sensitively handled reporting on Native...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2013
IDing Sex Assault Victim ‘Alarming’ says PCC, Daily Mirror Fined
The UK Daily Mirror was fined £1,200 after breaking the UK Sexual Offences Act 1992 with its 2011 story naming...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 21, 2013
Scottish Rape Victim Photo ID Posted in Thai Newspaper, Deleted after Criticism
Bangkok, Thailand newspaper the Daily News named and photographed a victim of gang rape, but later took down the identifying...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2013
Editor regrets ‘Overwhelmingly White’ T magazine, says NYT Public Editor?
The New York Times plans to include more diversity in its future issues of T: The Times Style Magazine, the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2013
UK Telegraph Scrubs Details about Student’s Suicide After PCC complaint
The UK Telegraph removed information from its online version of a story about a suicide after a suicide prevention group filed...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2013
The Last Boston Globe Ombudsman was not fired, Got that?
iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month about Washingtonian's reporting that the end of the Washington Post's ombudsman's office might be near. ...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2013
Last WaPo Ombudsman? Washington Post’s Pexton says ‘No Final Decision’ made
It looks like the Washington Post's ombudsman office might actually end up "empty" after all. As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2013
Daniel Morel wins, Agence France-Presse, Washington Post can’t distribute tweeted Haiti photos
A New York District Judge ruled that it was a violation of copyright law for Agence France-Presse and the Washington Post...