by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2017
Times of London didn’t ask company about internal investigation claim
The Times of London reported that the Glasgow City Council was accused of corruption and cronyism and that there was...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2017
New Social Media Guidelines at ESPN
ESPN released new social media guidelines this week. The guidelines are especially timely since this fall ESPN SportsCenter host Jemele...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2017
Man fleeing with beer after London Terror Attack: Sister’s Facebook post was fair game
After the London Bridge terror attack in June, a photograph of a man fleeing with his pint of beer went...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2017
Grieving family rocked by Belfast Telegraph’s photograph of child and her coffin
The Belfast Telegraph published a photograph of a 7-year-old girl who died of meningitis earlier this year, as well as...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2017
Mail Online publishes child rape victim’s first name, an ethics breach
The UK Mail Online included the first name of a child rape victim in a news story, a major breach...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2017
Jeopardy!’s Alex Trebek wasn’t waiting for Austin Rogers to lose, Toronto Star corrects
Was Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek hoping that one of the TV game show's champions, Austin Rogers, would lose? A Toronto...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2017
Why exactly did ESPN suspend Jemele Hill, public editor asks
ESPN public editor Jim Brady is "a bit perplexed" by the network's decision to suspend commentator Jemele Hill over her...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 28, 2017
NPR Needs Transparency with Corrections, Public Editor says
National Public Radio doesn't give corrections enough on-air prominence, public editor Elizabeth Jensen recently argued. While NPR does post corrections...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2017
South African Newspaper Wrong to Claim Business Owner Bribed for Tax Debt Forgiveness
South Africa's City Press accused a man of bribing a government official to forgive a tax debt. City Press, a Sunday...