by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2011
Toronto Star Public Editor Questions Standards of Reporting on Suicides
Public editor Kathy English questioned why the Toronto Star and other news media shies away from reporting on suicides in...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2011
The Sun Apologizes to Soccer Player Tom Cleverly, At Least the 3rd Manchester United Player in Court this Year over Media Stories.
The UK Sun issued an apology for reporting a fake event about UK soccer player Tom Cleverley, the Guardian reported....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2011
Advice for Tanzanian Journalists on Sports Reporting
Tanzanian journalists attending Tanzania Sports Writers' Association workshop last weekend were advised on sports reporting, the Daily News reported. Two...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2011
SPJ Weighs in on Illegal Immigrant, Illegal Alien Terminology
The Society of Professional Journalists is advocating journalists stop using the labels "illegal immigrant" and "illegal alien," MediaBistro reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2011
Liberian Journalists Advised on Media Standards
Liberian journalists have been advised against acting as "cheering squads" for politicians, Liberian newspaper Heritage reported. The call was made...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2011
First Media Ethics Day Seminar Advises against Sensationalism, Libel, Invasion of Privacy
Pakistani journalist Amir Zia asserted that his nation's journalists need to carefully watch their reporting for libelous and sensational comments, Pakistan's...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2011
Australian Journalist Broke Anti-Discrimination Laws, Judge Says
Australian journalist Andrew Bolt violated a discrimination law in two 2009 articles for News Corp-owned the Herald Sun, the Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2011
News of the World Accused of Paying for Other Papers’ Stories in the ’90s
It seems that News of the World, the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper that shut down in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2011
Gambian Journalists Advised on Standards
Journalists in Gambia have been reminded of their duties to follow journalism standards in reporting on the upcoming elections, the...