by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2018
Kate Spade’s Death: Reporting on Suicide Best Practices & Where Media Went Wrong
Suicide is a public health crisis in the U.S., yet many media outlets continue to irresponsibly report on it. The...
Standards
by Sydney Smith on Jun 08, 2018
Sun Denies Raheem Sterling story racist
The UK Sun denied that its article on English football player Raheem Sterling's gun tattoo was racist. The Sun's May...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2018
English newspaper named man who may have HIV
The Brighton Argus, a newspaper in southeast England, published an article in February 2016 that named a local man who may...
by on Jun 05, 2018
Fox News Corrects: Philadelphia Eagles Players Praying not Protesting
Fox News used photos of members of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles kneeling on the field, to suggest that they were...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2018
Morgan Freeman’s Lawyer calls for Retraction & Apology from CNN; he gets neither
In late May, CNN reported "Women accuse Morgan Freeman of inappropriate behavior, harassment." Freeman's attorney, Robert Schwartz, wants CNN to take...
by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2018
Daily Mail Freelancer IDed 3 Sexual Assault Victims
A freelance reporter for the Daily Mail "unwittingly revealed the names of potential" sexual assault victims to the alleged victims' parents...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2018
HuffPost South Africa didn’t contact 3 Journalists before Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Video
HuffPost South Africa apologized this month after publishing a video of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela criticizing three journalists, Thandeka Gqubule,...
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2018
Trump’s ‘Animals’ Comment: AP Deletes tweet, CNN clarifies
The Associated Press deleted a tweet that suggested Pres. Donald Trump called all immigrants who enter illegally "animals." CNN also...
by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2018
MSNBC, Washington Post warn Hugh Hewitt Not to write about Scott Pruitt, EPA, citing conflicts of interest
Hugh Hewitt, an MSNBC host and Washington Post columnist, has ties to the Environmental Protection Agency. His son works for...