by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2015
Australian Newspaper called Thorn Birds Author Fat and Plain
Famous and now-deceased Australian author Colleen McCullough was described as "plain of feature, and certainly overweight" in her obituary in...
Bad Taste
by Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2015
Did Chinese Newspaper staff pose as hospital workers to photograph Yao Beina, Pop Singer’s Dead Body?
Staff members from the Chinese newspaper Shenzhen Evening News secretly took photographs of Yao Beina, a beloved pop star who had...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2015
Poison John Boehner Story Gets Boston.com Editor Fired
Boston.com fired associate editor Victor Paul Alvarez after he published a story questioning whether U.S. House Speaker John Boehner had...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 07, 2015
MH17 Plane Crash Victim’s Photo Broadcast, BBC Apologizes
BBC News got in trouble after its coverage of the July 2014 Malaysian Airlines plane MH17, which was shot down...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2014
Why was 12-year-old Tamir Rice’s dad’s criminal history reported by Cleveland newspaper?
An Ohio media outlet sparked outrage after it published a report on the criminal pasts of the father of Tamir...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2014
Are women teasers ‘partially responsible’ when raped? BBC male host advises ‘keep your knickers on’
Yet another male BBC host has been slammed for sexist opinions about female rape victims. Host Nick Conrad touched off...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2014
CNN’s Don Lemon asks victim why she didn’t bite Bill Cosby to stop rape
CNN's Don Lemon apologized after asking a victim-blaming question to a woman who has accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2014
ESPN needs more consistent newsroom standards, Ombuds Says
Robert Lipsyte, ESPN's ombudsman, called for ESPN to be more consistent when it disciplines staff. Lipsyte's comments, in his Nov....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2014
Thai media invaded privacy of Murdered British Tourists, 4 Journalism groups say
Four Thai media organizations have complained over the media's coverage of the murder of two British tourists, Hannah Witheridge and...