by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2012
NBC News Criticized for Selective Edit of Trayvon Martin 911 Call, NBC Apologizes
NBC News announced it will look into "the editorial process" that led to a selectively edited 911 phone call made...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2012
NYPost Errs in Photo Caption on NYPD Surveillance, Picture Shows NYPD Supporters, but Caption Says Protestors
The New York Post erred in its photo caption for a picture accompanying a March 25 article by Phil Mushnick,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 18, 2012
Former Editor Dennis Wilen Says He was Fired for Cartoon Patch Said was Racist
According to Media Bistro's Fishbowl LA, a year after Brentwood, California Patch editor Dennis Wilen was fired, Wilen is explaining...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2012
LAT Ran at least 7 Corrections on Danish versus Dutch since ’06
The Los Angeles Times has mixed up news about the Danish and the Dutch on numerous occasions over the past...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2012
PCC Doesn’t Uphold UK Police Complaint over Guardian Headline
The UK police and UK Independent Police Complaints Commission complained to the UK print regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2012
ITV News Apologizes for Using Word ‘Coloured’
UK news outlet ITV News apologized Feb. 22 for using the word "coloured" on air, the Guardian reported. The apology,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2012
Fired ESPN Editor Says Jeremy Lin Chink Headline a Mistake
ESPN editor Anthony Federico apologized for his headline "Chink in the Armor: Jeremy Lin's 9 Turnovers Cost Knicks in Streak-stopping...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2012
AP Updates its Stylebook on Concentration Camps, Polish Foundation’s Petition for Change has 300,000K Names
The Associated Press has updated its stylebook to advise against using the phrase "Polish death camps," the Kosciuszko Foundation's president...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2012
AP Stylebook: Don’t Use Phrase ‘Illegitimate Child’
The Associated Press Stylebook added an entry for "illegitimate child," Poynter's Mallary Jean Tenore reported Feb. 13. However, the AP...