by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2018
News Outlets Correct & Update Arkady Babchenko Death Stories
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko faked his death, as has been reported across the globe this week. After Babchenko appeared at...
Media's Future
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2018
Jack Lessenberry accused of ‘questionable behavior,’ quits Metro Times & Michigan Radio
Jack Lessenberry, the Toledo Blade's ombudsman and a Metro Times columnist, quit his gig at the Metro Times after news...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2018
Phnom Penh Post: 13 Journalists Quit after Call for Unpublishing
There has been major upheaval at Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post. Sivakumar Ganapathy, the new owner of the English-language daily, ordered...
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2018
Trump’s ‘Animals’ Comment: AP Deletes tweet, CNN clarifies
The Associated Press deleted a tweet that suggested Pres. Donald Trump called all immigrants who enter illegally "animals." CNN also...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2018
ESPN ends Public Editor position, last public editor Jim Brady ‘I’m sorry they’re ending the position’
ESPN is ending its public editor role. ESPN announced the decision in a post by Kevin Merida, Senior Vice President,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2018
Corporation for Public Broadcasting gets New Ombudsman, Jan Schaffer
Jan Schaffer is the next ombudsman at the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, the CPB announced in an April 26 press...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 24, 2018
KRDO’s Drone Went into Restricted Area, Colorado station apologizes
Welcome to the brave new world. Colorado Springs ABC-affiliate KRDO has apologized for its drone. According to its April 19 apology, the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2018
CBC updates Journalistic Standards & Practices for ‘Accountability & Transparency’
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has updated its "ethical framework for just about every decision we make," which is embodied in...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2018
9 Times the New York Times changed articles without disclosure & confused readers
The New York Times' practice of updating online articles, sometimes substantially, without disclosing additions and edits, is continuing to irk readers....