by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2014
3 Rules For TV: Lee Rigby Murder Video, OK within UK Code for Graphic Content
UK broadcast regulator OfCom dismissed complaints against nine TV and radio programs for airing graphic footage related to Lee Rigby's...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 03, 2014
Graphic Lee Rigby Murder Video, 680 Complaints to UK Broadcast Regulator OfCom
The UK broadcast regulator has finished its investigation of complaints against media outlets that aired a graphic video of the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2013
BuzzFeed Takes Down Graphic Photo of Murdered Woman
BuzzFeed published and later took down a graphic photo of a murdered woman. The photo was posted by her husband,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2013
Argentina Newspaper Muy Published Photos of Dead Girl’s Body on Front Page
Argentinian daily newspaper Muy published photos of a murdered 16-year-old girl, Angeles Rawson, on its front page June 28, the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2013
Are Photos of Murdered Woman in the Public Interest? Mauritius Editor Charged with Crime Says Yes
Michaela McAreavey, a schoolteacher from Ireland, was murdered while on her honeymoon in Mauritius with her husband John in 2011. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2012
Montreal Gazette Defends Photo of Murder Suspect holding Beer, Brewery Drops Call for Photo Takedown
A Canadian brewery wanted the Montreal Gazette to unpublish a photo of "suspected murderer Luka Magnotta posing with one of...
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2012
Charges against UK Spectator for Violating Court Order on Murder Trial Reporting
The UK "literary entertainment" magazine The Spectator has been charged by the police for "breaching reporting restrictions" over a November article...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2012
Globe & Mail Public Editor on Live Tweeting Murder Trial
The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead weighed in on the newspaper's coverage of a murder trial again, this...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2012
Daily Mirror Corrects after Using Pic of Model Morgana in ‘Women Who Kill’ Feature
The Daily Mirror apologized to model Morgana after using her photo in a "supplement on 'Women who Kill,'" Journalism.co.uk reported....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2012
Canadian Child Rape-Murder Case Prompts Ethical Questions of Crime Reporting
Readers questioned the Toronto Star's detailed coverage of the murder of 8-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford, Toronto Star public editor Kathy...