by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2015
Denmark Radio Host Killed Rabbit on Air, Says it wasn’t a Stunt
A personality on the Danish radio station Radio24syv beat a rabbit to death with a bicycle pump on the air...
Sensationalism
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2015
Dr Oz Admits ‘Big Mistake’ in Dietary Supplement Comments
Dr. Mehmet Oz admitted earlier this month to a "big mistake" in praising weight loss supplements on his Fox TV...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2015
Toronto Star admits Anti-Vaccine story ‘alarmist,’ Public editor Asks Why Story was published
Why did The Toronto Star publish an investigation questioning the HPV vaccine Gardasil, public editor Kathy English asked in her...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2015
8 Actual BuzzFeed Editorial Standards You Need To Know
Of course, the headline for this story is a riff on Buzzfeed's typical story format. But despite the winning entertainment...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2015
3 BBC, Fox News Lapses in Charlie Hebdo Reports Causes 2 apologies
A Fox News commentator Steven Emerson falsely claimed that Birmingham, England doesn't allow non-Muslims. Emerson said Jan. 11 that there...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2014
Thai media invaded privacy of Murdered British Tourists, 4 Journalism groups say
Four Thai media organizations have complained over the media's coverage of the murder of two British tourists, Hannah Witheridge and...
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 24, 2014
Don’t Panic in Reporting on Ebola, AP warns
The Associated Press doesn't want readers to freak out because of too many reports about possible Ebola infections. Under a...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 03, 2014
‘Mass panic’ in the Philippines from Fake News Report
Philippines national news station ABS-CBN apologized after its false report "caused a mass panic." ABS-CBN had reported Feb. 24 on...