by Sydney Smith on Jan 07, 2015
Globe & Mail: 40% Less Corrections in 2014, than 2013
The Globe and Mail published 450 corrections in 2014, public editor Sylvia Stead reported. Stead noted that while it's "certainly...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2015
New UK Press Regulator: 3000 Complaints Since September, 5 Cases published
The UK Independent Press Standards Organisation has received "nearly 3,000 complaints" since its September opening, according to a Dec. 23...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2015
Idi Amin’s Son Complains about Father’s Obit, Guardian Investigates
Eleven years after Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's death, his son, Hussein Amin, complained to the Guardian that its obituary was inaccurate....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 24, 2014
Australian Press Council didn’t ‘condemn’ media coverage of Sydney Lindt Cafe Siege
The Australia Press Council didn't slam the media for its coverage of the Sydney Lindt cafe siege. At least two...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2014
Guardian Expands Handling of Reader Complaints with Review Panel
Readers upset about coverage from the Guardian and Observer now have another way to complain. In late November, the Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2014
UK Sun Devil-Boy Story: Paid Family to say 4-year-old had ‘mark of devil’
The UK Sun admitted it was wrong to publish a front page report on a 4-year-old it called "boyezelbub" with...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2014
No Panic in Ebola Reporting, NYT, Globe and Mail public editors say
Two newspaper public editors reviewed how their papers have covered Ebola. Sylvia Stead from the Globe and Mail called for...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2014
‘No Serious Missteps’ in Toronto Star Reporting on Ottawa Shootings, Public Editor Says
The Toronto Star didn't make any major errors in reporting on the Oct. 22 shooting in Ottawa, according to the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2014
Australian newspaper calls murdered transgender woman ‘she-male’ & ‘ladyboy’
Will the Courier-Mail apologize? The Australian newspaper, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., described an Indonesian murdered transgender woman as...