by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2019
Why NPR Aired Trump’s Oval Office immigration address live
NPR ombudsman Elizabeth Jensen explained to readers earlier this month why NPR decided to air Pres. Donald Trump's Oval Office...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2019
UK news story on suicide could have caused copycat deaths, regulator rules
The UK Northampton Chronicle & Echo broke guidelines for reporting on suicide by publishing way too much information about the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2019
Latvia gets Media Ethics Council
Latvian journalism organizations created a media ethics council this month. The Latvian media ethics council plans to have a journalism...
by Sydney Smith , Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2018
Goat Slaughtering Claim Wrong, Canadian Column on Refugees had ‘Unsubstantiated & Pejorative Terms’
The Toronto Sun claimed "goats were being slaughtered" by "irregular" migrants at a hotel. That prompted seven complaints to Canada's...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2018
Kenya’s Nation Will Unpublish only in cases of ‘Factual Misrepresentation’
Kenya's The Nation will not unpublish news stories unless there is "factual misrepresentation," the newspaper's public editor Peter Mwaura explained....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 05, 2018
NPR adds editor’s note on Donald Trump Jr. Russia project
NPR added a lengthy editor's note to its Nov. 30 news report about former Pres. Donald Trump's fixer Michael Cohen...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2018
South Africa Needs new Press Ombudsman, Applications due Today!
South Africa's Press Council is looking for a new press ombudsman to handle complaints against member publications. The current press...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2018
‘Humorous’ Letter about Man Killing Wife Offensive, Australian newspapers apologize
Two Australian newspapers published a "humorous" letter about a man killing his wife after getting a text message from a...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2018
Telegraph Didn’t Break Press Guidelines bc Anti-Fracking Error came from Govt Report
Even though the UK Telegraph's article on a local British government report was inaccurate, it wasn't a breach of press...