by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2018
Calling financial specialist a forensic accountant is misleading & wrong
The Courier-Mail was inaccurate and misleading when it reported on the findings of a person identified as a forensic accountant...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2018
Errors in Leukemia Article in the UK ‘not Significant’, says press regulator
Even though the Epsom Guardian, a local newspaper, made errors when reporting on a press release, it wasn't a violation...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2018
ITV misreported on political report, on air apology came too late
ITV's Good Morning Britain apologized after one of its hosts wrongly claimed a new Scottish National Party report said the party...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2018
Toronto college newspaper gets new public editor
The Varsity, the student newspaper for the University of Toronto, has a new public editor. The Varsity created the public...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2018
Guardian replaces photo of Westminster attacker at Mecca
After reader complaints, the Guardian hit delete on a photograph of Khalid Masood, the Westminster attacker who killed five people...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2018
Mirror Unpublishes article on suicide after mom complains
The UK Mirror Online unpublished a story about a university student who died by suicide after the student's mother complained...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2018
Woman’s Own admits Denise Welch Diva Demands were False
UK women's weekly magazine Woman's Own accused actress and TV host Denise Welch of having "diva demands" and claimed other...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2018
Piers Morgan Veteran Segment didn’t include statement from criticized org
ITV's Good Morning Britain aired a segment about a homeless veteran and a petition with more than half-a-million signatures to...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2018
Is Location of Suicide Too Much Info to Publish?
Best practices for reporting on suicide dictate that journalists shouldn't provide too much information about how someone died. But does...