by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2018
LA Times ordered to delete information from article, appealing federal ruling
The Los Angeles Times was ordered by a federal judge, U.S. District Judge John Walter, to delete information from an...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2018
Was Quoting from ISIS Terror Guide Offensive or in Public Interest?
Australia's News.com.au published an article about ISIS's new "terror guide" which included excerpts from the terrorist group's "step-by-step guide on...
by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2016
Pakistani Newspaper Alters Readers Comments to make Censorship Point
Pakistan's Daily Times, an English-language newspaper, changed online commenters' posts to make a point on press freedom, Ad Week reported....
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2016
Australian Media Watchdog Criticizes ABC’s Chinese Site, Asks if it’s ‘Bowing to Censorship’
Is Australia Broadcasting Corp's Chinese site "bowing to censorship?" Australia's media watchdog program said it thinks it is, reporting that it found...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2016
Melissa Click Fired from Univ. of Missouri over November Protest Actions
The University of Missouri fired Melissa Click, the assistant professor of communications who made national news last year when she was caught...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2015
Ultra-Orthodox News Outlet Yomleyom Deletes Women from Picture of Israeli Cabinet
Ultra-Orthodox newspaper Yomleyom Photoshopped three women out of a front-page photograph of Israel's cabinet, NBC News reported. See below the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 22, 2015
PBS Investigating Ben Affleck Slave-owning Ancestor Episode after Sony e-mails posted on Wikileaks
U.S. public broadcaster PBS is investigating its producers' agreement to not report that an ancestor of actor Ben Affleck owned...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2014
Reporter quits over Bloomberg’s ‘Misleading’ China coverage
Editor Ben Richardson resigned from Bloomberg News this month. He claimed his resignation was because Bloomberg News was pulling punches...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2014
‘You’re Grounded,’ Unusual consequences for Michigan Student Journalists
The dean of students at Michigan's private college Albion grounded student publication The Pleiad for nine days. Much like naughty children...