by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2012
Indian TV News Defends Recording, Publishing Video of Sexual Attack on Teenager
An Indian TV reporter videotaped a teenager being beaten, stripped and sexually attacked, and his station later aired some of...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2012
NewsDiffs to Record Changes to Stories on NYT, CNN, Politico, BBC
A new website will record changes to The New York Times, CNN, BBC and POLITICO's websites, The Times' public editor...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2012
NYTimes Names its 5th Public Editor, Margaret Sullivan Will Be First Woman Public Editor
The New York Times named its next public editor, Margaret Sullivan. Sullivan's term as the fifth public editor begins Sept....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2012
Australia’s Herald Sun Retracts Front-Page Story on Parking; News Ltd Papers Sort of Correct Wrong Story on Snacks for Kids
The Melbourne, Australia newspaper Herald Sun retracted a front-page story in late June, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. The Herald...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2012
Teen Vogue Says it Doesn’t Photoshop Bodies Either, Days after Seventeen Mag’s ‘Body Peace Treaty’
As we wrote earlier this month, Seventeen's editor announced that the magazine doesn't photoshop bodies and will be transparent about...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2012
CIME Announces Plans for 2nd International Media Ethics Day
The Center for International Media Ethics' International Media Ethics Day is coming up! CIME announced on its website the upcoming...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2012
Utah Magazine Apologizes for ‘Women of Color’ Headline
Utah Valley Magazine published an apology for a photo headline "Women of Color" that accompanied a photo of seven white...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2012
Romney Campaign Calls for Boston Globe to Correct Article, Globe Says No
Mitt Romney's campaign has criticized The Washington Post's reporting on the candidate twice this summer, as we've written. And now,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2012
UK Judge: Nature Didn’t Libel Editor, Story in Public Interest
A UK court ruled that Nature didn't libel another journal's editor in a 2008 article about the editor's retirement, Nature...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2012
Jewish Site Doctors ABC News Video to Add Gray Boxes over Women’s Chests
A Haredi news site pasted in gray boxes to New York local news coverage published on its website, blogger Shmarya...