by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2012
India’s Vice President: Watchdog Journalism ‘Should be the Rule’
India's vice president Hamid Ansari said at a New Delhi journalism awards ceremony that watchdog journalism “should be the rule...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2012
3 UK Celeb Mags on Photos they Won’t Print
The UK Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices also has examined photojournalism and photography standards. Hello! magazine editor Rosie...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2012
“World Exclusive” Beyonce Interview a Fake, Reps say
UK magazine Star published a "world exclusive"Beyonce interviewJan. 17, but Beyonce's representatives are calling it a "fake," the BBC reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2012
Hungarian Weekly Accuses Country’s President of Plagiarism
Hungarian weekly magazine HVG.hu accused Hungarian president Pal Schmitt of plagiarism in his doctoral thesis, according to AFP. Schmitt rejected...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2012
Actress Evan Rachel Wood: ‘Doesn’t Anyone Fact Check Anymore?’
Actress Evan Rachel Wood took to Twitter Jan. 17 to ask "Doesn't anyone fact check anymore?" after a Yahoo blog...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2012
Globe and Mail Gets Public Editor
Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail announced that it has "appointed its first public editor," Sylvia Stead, according to J-Source. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2012
Daily Mail Apologizes for Labeling Wrong David Norris as Murderer
The Daily Mail apologized for running the wrong photo in its January 4 edition that misidentified a "young boy" as...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2012
Leveson Inquiry: Times of London Says Reporter Hacked E-mail, Sunday Times Admits Impersonating Gordon Brown
The Times of London's editor James Harding revealed during the Jan. 17 session of the Leveson Inquiry that one of its...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2012
Educating Indonesian Journalists on Issues of Privacy, Violence a Focus for Press Council
We wrote last week about the call for Indonesian journalists to follow journalism ethics guidelines when reporting on sex crimes...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2012
The Daily Express on Quitting the PCC
As we wrote in January 2011, Northern & Shell's seven print publications including the Daily Star and the Daily Express...