by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2013
Toronto Star ‘Went Overboard’ Describing Rob Ford Video Owners as Somali, Public Editor Says
In the Toronto Star's report about the alleged video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack that was offered at...
Diversity
by London Shearer Allen on May 29, 2013
AP Reports 2 of 5 Teens Dead in Car Crash ‘Middle Eastern’ & ‘Obsessed’
Tragedy struck five teens, and their families, over Memorial Day weekend in a Newport Beach, California car crash. But why did...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2013
‘Transgender Issues’ after Apparent Suicide of Teacher Lucy Meadows, PCC to Advise Media
The UK Press Complaints Commission announced last week that it is working on new guidance related to "transgender issues." In...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2013
27 Pakistani Journalists Given Awards for Gender-Sensitive Reporting
Pakistani advocacy group The White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan recently gave awards to 27 of the country's journalists for adhering to...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2013
Calling Transsexuals ‘Bed-wetters in bad wigs’ OK with PCC, Rules not Discrimination or Harassment
Even though complainants in the U.K. found the Observer's column about transgender people was "offensive," the Press Complaints Commission ruled that...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2013
Why WashPost Didn’t Use Pic of Teen Athletes in ‘Native American Warrior Garb’
The Washington Post's outgoing ombudsman Patrick Pexton addressed two different cases of how the newspaper has sensitively handled reporting on Native...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2013
Editor regrets ‘Overwhelmingly White’ T magazine, says NYT Public Editor?
The New York Times plans to include more diversity in its future issues of T: The Times Style Magazine, the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2013
EVENT: Why is Sports Media Dominated by Men? Media Ethics Forum at Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles is holding a forum on "Media Ethics and Social Responsibility" according to an event...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2012
Commentary Magazine Denies D.G. Myers Fired for Pro-Same Sex Marriage Blog
This past week, Commentary magazine blogger D.G. Myers suggested he was fired for his pro-gay marriage blog post, Media Bistro's...