by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2015
Undercover Fundraising Report OK, Regulator Rules
It was OK for the UK Sun to go undercover and criticize telemarketing agency Pell & Bales, UK print regulator IPSO...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2015
Australian Paper’s Offensive Editorial Trivialized Sex Abuse, Press Council Rules
A small Australian newspaper trivialized child sex abuse with an offensive April editorial, the Australian Press Council ruled last month. The Hamilton...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 12, 2015
Nephew’s Complaint over Michael Jackson ‘Hush Money’ Story Dismissed by UK Print regulator
It was OK for the Daily Mirror to report on claims that Michael Jackson paid £134 million in "hush money,"...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2015
Politician Didn’t call Jeremy Corbyn an Anti-Semite, UK Telegraph Corrects
The UK Telegraph misled readers when it said a politician thought Jeremy Corbyn an anti-Semite, UK print regulator the Independent Press...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2015
Sponsored Content ‘Not Journalism,’ Canadian Ethics Committee Highlights Conflict of Interest & Deception as Issues
Sponsored content and native advertising is "not journalism," the Canadian Association of Journalists' Ethics Advisory Committee said about its new...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2015
Scientist Told Times He was Afraid a Hitman Tried to Kill Him, Other Scientists were Assassinated
You don't hear this every day: A British climate scientist told the UK Times he was afraid someone put a hit...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2015
NYT Kissinger Book Review Didn’t Disclose writer’s Conflict
The New York Times' book review of Niall Ferguson's book on Henry Kissinger didn't disclose that the reviewer had been...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2015
4 Broadcast Rulings against Russia Today
UK broadcast regulator OfCom ruled last month that Russia Today broke its code four times. And Russia Today isn't happy, according to...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2015
‘We Should Go Round & Start Beating Up Tube People’ Radio Host Says, Not against Broadcasting Rules though
It wasn't against broadcasting rules, but it was "potentially inflammatory" for a UK radio host to suggest the public beat...