by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2011
At Least 4 Ombudsmen Address Reporting on Sandusky Allegations
At least four ombudsman or readers' editors addressed standards in reporting related to the accusations of sexual assault by former...
Standards
by Sydney Smith on Nov 25, 2011
PCC: Pic from Facebook Not OK to Publish
After two newspapers published a photo of a teenaged girl "in a bathing costume hugging her father" without the family's...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2011
UK Newspapers Accused of Contempt of Court on Levi Bellfield Stories
UK attorney general Dominic Grieve is starting "proceedings for possible contempt of court" charges against the Daily Mail and the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2011
ESPN’s Lee Corso Apologizes for Saying Expletive on GameDay Program
Yahoo News criticized ESPN's Lee Corso for using the f-word during an on-air Game Day segment. Corso later apologized, according...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2011
‘Stigma’ in Reporting on “The Mentally Ill”
The Guardian published an article by Harold A. Maio questioning why the media refers to "'the' mentally ill," which Maio...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 21, 2011
Toronto Star Explains Naming Elderly Rape Victim in Nursing Home Abuse Reports
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English explained and defended the newspaper's decision to name "a 71-year-old woman with advanced dementia,"...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2011
Ireland’s Press Ombudsman Will Review RTE’s “Editorial Processes” after Big Libel Apology
RTE announced that press ombudsman John Horgan will review the Irish public broadcaster's "editorial processes." Last month, iMediaEthics wrote when RTE...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2011
NYT Corrects Maureen Dowd Column on Penn State Scandal
The New York Times mis-identified the University of Pennsylvania as the school currently in the news for accusations of rape...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
New AP Social Media Guidelines Warn about Re-tweets
The Associated Press has updated its social media guidelines to include guidance on re-tweeting (when a Twitter user essentially forwards...