by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2018
Who will be next PBS public editor? Madhulika Sikka leaves for WashPost
The search for a new PBS ombudsman, or public editor, is on again. Madhulika Sikka, who had been in the role...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2018
Mail Online’s bogus Heimlich story finally gets correction
Earlier this year, the UK Mail Online claimed an Irish comedian performed the Heimlich maneuver on a fan who was...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2018
Houston Chronicle reporter resigns, paper can’t find sources
The Houston Chronicle cannot find sources from reporter Mike Ward's recent work, leading to Ward's resignation from the newspaper. Nancy...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2018
5 Questions New York Times’ anonymous OpEd raises
The New York Times' decision last week to publish an op-ed by an anonymous author has stirred considerable controversy and...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2018
Belfast Telegraph’s story on same-sex partnership not an invasion of privacy
It was OK for the Belfast Telegraph to report on the same-sex civil partnership of two women, even though the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2018
Globe & Mail Opinion Article Needed more Transparency, public editor says
The Globe and Mail should have provided more transparency in describing a columnist's background and ties to the topic he...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2018
NZ Stuff said ‘elderly choosing to kill themselves’ instead of live in rest homes
New Zealand news outlet Stuff put a headline on a story that didn't match its contents. The June 30 headline...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2018
NPR Interview with Jason Kessler ‘Painful to hear,’ Ombuds says
NPR upset many listeners when it aired an interview with Jason Kessler, who organized the white nationalist "Unite the Right...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2018
Radio New Zealand wrongly said paraphrase was quote
Radio New Zealand, the New Zealand public broadcaster, wrongly attributed quotes to psychologist Michelle Levy, the broadcaster itself admitted. Levy...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 04, 2018
‘Final Solution’ Text about Israel winning Eurovision contest offensive
NT News trivialized the Holocaust when it published a text message using the words "final solution" referring to the Eurovision...