by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2018
OK to Quote from Reader E-mail, Not Invasion, Media Council Says
It was OK to publish quotes from an e-mail from a reader to a journalist since the writer didn't indicate...
Standards
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2018
Nikki Haley Curtain Article Gave ‘Unfair Impression,’ New York Times admits
The New York Times admitted its article about a $52,701 curtain purchase gave an "unfair impression" that Nikki Haley, the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2018
NPR: Freelancer Recycled interviews in 157 Reports
NPR completed its review of Danielle Karson's freelance work for the organization. It found "at least 157 of those reports"...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2018
Indigenous Report on Australia’s Channel Seven Broke Broadcast Rules
A program on Australia's Channel Seven suggested that a "'generation' of young Indigenous children [were] being abused." This disturbing pronouncement...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2018
Mail Online’s bogus Heimlich story finally gets correction
Earlier this year, the UK Mail Online claimed an Irish comedian performed the Heimlich maneuver on a fan who was...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2018
Houston Chronicle reporter resigns, paper can’t find sources
The Houston Chronicle cannot find sources from reporter Mike Ward's recent work, leading to Ward's resignation from the newspaper. Nancy...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 02, 2018
Fashion Entrepreneur didn’t call Poor People ‘Scroungers,’ Mirror Admits
The Mirror Online broke press guidelines when it said Dhillan Bhardwaj, a 21-year-old fashion entrepreneur, said he "thought poor were...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 01, 2018
WashPost, CBS, NBC add editor’s note on Lanny Davis stories
Lanny Davis, the attorney for Pres. Donald Trump's former "fixer" Michael Cohen, told BuzzFeed he was an anonymous source for...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 31, 2018
Celeb magazine called Stacey Solomon ‘boring, desperate & cheap’
UK celebrity magazine Now called former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon "boring, desperate and cheap" on its front cover. Solomon...