press gaffes

Daily Express, Daily Star issue front page apologies, pay damages

Today was a historic day for newspaper apologies. A sad, shameful, embarrassingly historic day.
Two UK papers controlled by the same owner (Express Newspapers) issued front page apologies to a British couple, Kate and Gerry McCann. The apologies will be repeated in the related Sunday editions of [...]

…from Press think

Getting the Politics of the Press Right: Walter Pincus Rips into Newsroom Neutrality
The important thing is to show integrity– not to be a neuter, politically. And having good facts that hold up is a bigger advantage than claiming to reflect all sides equally well.
It is rare that a single article advances American press think. In [...]

roy greenslade on china and tibet coverage

China launches attack on Tibet coverage

March 25, 2008 7:57 AM

China has sharply criticised foreign reporters over coverage of the riots in Tibet, accusing them of biased reporting. The front page of the weekend edition of China Daily, the English-language newspaper, said: “Riot reports show media bas in west.” Its website carried a report headlined Chinese [...]