by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
UK Courier & Advertiser Newspaper Made Two Child Sex Victims Identifiable
The Press Complaints Commission ruled that the Courier & Advertiser newspaper violated the PCC's code of practice in its story about a...
Ombudsmen/Press Councils
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
Fat does not fly: WaPo ombudsman on Allan Sloan’s use of word ‘mega-fatties’ instead of obese
Patrick Pexton, the Washington Post's ombudsman, blogged about criticism of columnist Allan Sloan's (also Fortune's senior editor at large) use of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2011
Arthur Brisbane: Why is the New York Times often critical of competition?
Arthur Brisbane used his April 24 public editor column to comment on the Times' habit of putting down its competition...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2011
WaPo Public Editor: WaPo Could Have Waited on Chocolate Milk Story when Mayor is Arrested
Washington D.C.'s mayor, Vincent C. Gray, and six city council members went to jail "to protest a federal budget deal...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2011
Kaler Kantho Intentionally Published Fake News says Bangladesh Press Council
The Bangladesh Press Council accused a newspaper of yellow journalism and intentionally publishing fake stories, the Daily Star reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 21, 2011
SA Media Self-Regulation Replaced By Gov. Control If New Law Passed
Will a proposed South African media law make it easier for propaganda to get in the newspapers and to give...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2011
Cleveland Plain Dealer Readers Rep: Bad Photo of John Boehner not Bias
iMediaEthics wrote last month about the Cleveland Plain Dealer's readers representative Ted Diadiun's column on undercover stings. His column noted that...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2011
Why LA Times Published the Word ‘Faggot’ in Kobe Bryant Story
The Los Angeles Times published the word "faggot" in its story about NBA Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant being...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2011
NYT Posted Original Gaza Story on Front Page, but Story about Retraction not until Page A10?
Readers have complained over the New York Times' placement of Richard Goldstone's retraction of claims about Gaza, according to Arthur Brisbane,...