by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2011
Mail & Guardian Ombudsman Questions Media Reporting of Accused Murderer
The Mail & Guardian's ombudsman, Franz Krüger, questioned the media reporting of Shrien Dewani, a man who is "wanted by...
Sensationalism
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2011
Japan: Please Stop Sensational Reporting
Japan's foreign ministry has called on the international media to report objectively and not sensationally about the "continuing nuclear crisis...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2011
Why is the NY Daily News Publishing Nose Picking Celebrity Photos?
The New York Daily News has won ten Pulitzer Prizes in its history and is the sixth largest newspaper in the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2011
Pakistan’s ‘Yellow Journalism’ Problem?
The European Journalism Centre studied "the curse of yellow journalism in Pakistan" in a recent article for its magazine. Defining...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2011
Did HuffPost Sensationalize a Japan Disaster Headline?
JapanProbe.com compared two screenshots of coverage a Japan disaster --the "aerial water dumping" in Japan because of a nuclear reactor....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2011
Sensational Tsunami, Quake Reports Tracked by Wiki Wall of Shame
A Wiki page called Journalist Wall of Shame has been created, presumedly, to call out bad reports in the media about the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2011
The Sun, Daily Mail Guilty of Contempt of Court
A court ruled that The Sun and the Daily Mail were guilty of contempt of court because they published photos...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2011
Were Carmen Aristegui, Recently Rehired Reporter’s Comments about the Mexican President a “Smear”?
As iMediaEthics has reported, Carmen Aristegui was fired from her radio program after commenting on a "rumor" that Mexican president Felipe...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2011
Was Nurses March News Video in Pakistan About Ogling?
Adil Najam wrote for All Things Pakistan to criticize this news video (see here on YouTube) for not reporting facts about...