by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2012
Renewed Debate over Accuracy, Standards Related to ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Term
Former Washington Post reporter Jose Antonio Vargas, who identified himself as an "undocumented immigrant" last year in an essay for...
Standards
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2012
Toronto Star Public Editor on ‘Quote Approval’ Policy
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English reported that the Canadian newspaper's "news bureaus in Ottawa, Queen's Park and Toronto city...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2012
Washington Post, New York Times Public Editors Call for Prominent, Thorough Reporting on Libya Attacks
Two U.S. public editors -- the Washington Post's Patrick Pexton and the New York Times' Margaret Sullivan -- have weighed in...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2012
NYT Public Editor Calls out Freelancer Andrew Goldman for ‘Hideous Misjudgment’ on Twitter
New York Times freelancer Andrew Goldman apologized to author Jennifer Weiner after commenting on Twitter to her that "Little Freud...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2012
South Carolina, Georgia Newspapers Discuss Journalism Ethics at Forum
Editors from the Hilton Head Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette, the Gullah Sentinel and the Savannah Morning News discussed journalism ethics in...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2012
Toronto Star Removes Reference to ‘Jewish-Only’ Areas from Editorial
The Toronto Star "edited" an editorial from August to remove a reference to "'Jewish only' roads and settlements in the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2012
Should the Guardian have Guidelines for Use of Sexual Language, Readers Editor Asks?
In an Oct. 7 column in response to reader complaints about sexual language in the newspaper, The Guardian's readers' editor...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2012
Kansas City Star Policy Won’t Name ‘Redskins’ NFL Team, Labels it ‘Racial Epithet’
The Kansas City Star has a "longtime policy" against publishing the "name of Washington's NFL team: the Redskins," according to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2012
Pakistan Advocacy Group Training, Awarding Journalists for Gender Sensitive Reporting
White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan, a six-year-old advocacy group, announced in a press release sent to iMediaEthics Sept. 21 that it...