by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2012
Sri Lankan Newspaper Apologizes for Sexist Cartoon after Complaints
Sri Lankan newspaper Lakbima News apologized Sept. 16 for a Sept. 9 cartoon that was slammed as unacceptable. The cartoon...
Censorship
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2012
Ecuadorean Journalist Found Guilty of Libeling Correa Given Asylum in U.S.
Emilio Palacio, a reporter for Ecuador's El Universo newspaper, has obtained asylum from the United States, the Guardian reported. As...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 31, 2012
NYT Public Editor: Where are Boundaries Btwn News & Editorial?
A New York Times reporter asked to fact check an editorial showed a CIA spokesperson the column before publication, Politico...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2012
No More Prior Review for Burmese journalists?
The government of Myanmar will not make Burmese journalists have their stories reviewed prior to publication, the Associated Press reported. According...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 20, 2012
UGA Newspaper Board Apologizes, Memo Said Reporting on ‘People or Organizations Doing Bad Things’ is ‘Bad’
The University of Georgia student newspaper's board apologized after a memo instructing on what type of content the newspaper should...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2012
Burma’s Voice Weekly & Envoy’s Suspensions Are Lifted
Earlier this week, we highlighted two Myanmar weeklies that said the government "suspended...indefinitely" their publications. But, both Voice Weekly and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2012
Myanmar Media Outlets Censored, Publications Suspended this Summer
Even though the Myanmar government announced last year it was ending prior censorship at 178 of its 358 media outlets...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
Twitter Apologizes after ‘Encouraging’ NBC Complaint about a Journalist’s Tweet
Earlier this week, Twitter suspended the account of Independent journalist Guy Adams for tweeting the email address of NBC Olympics...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2012
Jewish Site Doctors ABC News Video to Add Gray Boxes over Women’s Chests
A Haredi news site pasted in gray boxes to New York local news coverage published on its website, blogger Shmarya...