by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2013
Scientific American Trouble: How it Handled the ‘Urban Whore’ blogpost
Scientific American has commented again about this month's controversy when it unpublished -- and then re-published -- a blog post...
Standards
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2013
Toronto Star Columnist: Bicyclists ‘Should be Shot,’ Public Editor Says it’s Obviously a Joke
Lots of readers complained to the Toronto Star public editor Kathy English after columnist Rosie DiManno wrote in an Oct....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2013
‘Urban Whore’ Blogpost: Scientific American Unpublished, Re-published, Biology-Online editor fired
Biology-Online fired an editor who blogged under the name "Ofek" for calling Scientific American blogger Danielle N. Lee an "urban...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2013
‘Covering Horror,’ NSA reporting at Media Ethics Conference, U of Central Oklahoma
The University of Central Oklahoma is hosting what appears to be a comprehensive conference on various issues related to media...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2013
Which Media Outlets will call Bradley Manning Chelsea?
Bradley Manning, recently convicted of and sentenced for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, announced last week that he wants to...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2013
Virginia News Leader Says Sorry for F-Word in Accuweather Kid’s Caption
Gannett-owned The News Leader apologized August 19 for publishing the f-word in its "print weather package." According to the apology...
by Hanqing Chen , Rolyne Joseph on Aug 22, 2013
The Zimmerman Effect? NYC Media Shies Away From Race in Local Robbery Reporting
A dramatic Manhattan robbery highlighted by the press in mid-July was just one part of a crime spree across the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2013
An ‘Error’ to Say Rape Victim ‘Had Sex with’ Attackers, San Francisco Chronicle Says
The San Francisco Chronicle reported recently on a criminal complaint against two men who are accused of kidnapping and raping...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2013
Sex Crime Victim: ‘Felt less-than-Human’ After Student Newspaper’s ‘Rap Pun’
Staff of Boston University's "independent student newspaper" the Daily Free Press will have to take "mandatory sensitivity training" after complaints...