by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2011
At Least 4 Ombudsmen Address Reporting on Sandusky Allegations
At least four ombudsman or readers' editors addressed standards in reporting related to the accusations of sexual assault by former...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2011
‘Stigma’ in Reporting on “The Mentally Ill”
The Guardian published an article by Harold A. Maio questioning why the media refers to "'the' mentally ill," which Maio...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2011
Is She or Isn’t She? Irish Independent Headline Conflicts with Story
The Irish Independent's headline and story clash in a Nov. 7 report about a 19-year-old named Emma Barton who was...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2011
NYT Corrects Maureen Dowd Column on Penn State Scandal
The New York Times mis-identified the University of Pennsylvania as the school currently in the news for accusations of rape...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
NYTimes, Atlantic Both Change Stories on Occupy Wall Street in October
The New York Times and Reuters both were criticized last month for updating and changing significant aspects of their October...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2011
Washington Post Public Editor Slams Newspaper for Copy Editing Errors
Washington Post public editor Patrick Pexton, in an Oct. 18 blog post, slammed the Post for errors in its recent reporting. For...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 12, 2011
Should News Outlets Edit Comments?
A Sydney Morning Herald reader complained to the Australian Press Council after he says the newspaper edited his March 21,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 28, 2011
ITV News Apologizes for Airing Video Game Clip in Documentary on IRA and Gaddafi
The UK's ITV News was duped into airing fake images on a Sept. 26 episode of its new show Exposure...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2011
Yahoo News Unpublishes Post Accused of Racism?
Yahoo News has unpublished an aggregated story and image that led to charges of racism, according to the author of the original...