by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2019
NZ Herald cancels cartoon strip after transphobic subject matter
The New Zealand Herald apologized earlier this year after publishing on offensive cartoon about transgender people. It also canceled the...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2019
Man wasn’t found guilty of wearing police uniform, Express & Mirror pay damages
The UK Express and UK Mirror settled libel lawsuits about their February 2018 stories claiming a man named Darren Emanuel...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 24, 2019
3 UK outlets delete stories on teen eloping after complaints
The Mirror, the Sun, and Birmingham Mail all unpublished stories after an unnamed teenager complained to the press regulator about...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2019
Press council dismisses plagiarism, right of reply complaint
South Africa's Daily Maverick was accused earlier this year of plagiarism and not contacting the subject of a news story,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 20, 2019
Linking Advocacy group to QAnon was wrong
A column published by New Zealand's Stuff news site suggested there was a link between conspiracy group QAnon and the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 20, 2019
Jermaine Jackson denies doubting Michael Jackson’s innocence
Jermaine Jackson complained about a UK Sun article about allegations of child molestation against his brother, the late recording artist...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 18, 2019
NPR: Victims under 18 are not underage women & men, but girls & boys
NPR listeners were upset about the language used in reporting on Jeffrey Epstein and R. Kelly, NPR public editor Elizabeth...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2019
Momo article not inaccurate, regulator rejects complaint
Even though the claims that the Momo meme led to child suicides were revealed as a hoax, the Sun's article...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2019
Straitjacket cartoon inappropriate, Toronto Star public editor says
The Toronto Star published a cartoon depicting politician Lisa MacLeod in a straitjacket. That was inappropriate, Toronto Star Kathy English...