Washington News Council

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“You hold journalists accountable in much the same way that the media holds the public accountable.” That’s what Marc Duvoisin, Managing Editor of the Los Angeles Times, told about 40 ombudsmen gathered in L.A. for the annual meeting … [Read All About It...]

The Washington News Council added Gabriel Boehmer, Vice President of Communications for Wells Fargo Bank, to its Board. It earlier added Caren Crockett, President of Adrenaline Consulting, plus 14 other new Board members: 1. Anne Bremner … [Read All About It...]

Applications are now closed for the Washington News Council's two $2,000 scholarships to be awarded in 2013 to Washington state students planning careers in communications: The Dick Larsen Scholarship will go to a past graduate of a Washington … [Read All About It...]

On Saturday March 31st, 2012, The Washington News Council had a hearing on the Vitae Foundation v. KUOW case involving a story on Vitae's youroptions.com website. You can read about the results of the case and watch the hearing in its entirety … [Read All About It...]

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Updated June 4, 2013 with a correction from The Seattle Times and June 16 after public, online voting ended. The Washington News Council held a public hearing on a formal complaint against The Seattle Times from Dr. Richard Wollert, a Vancouver … [Read All About It...]

Our Advice for Britain's new National Press Regulator

In the wake of recent scandals, Britain's politicians want to regulate the country's naughty media. Our own Washington News Council might make a better model. England may soon have its own NPR: the “National Press Regulator.” Sound scary? … [Read All About It...]

Our phone continues to ring and our emails continue to "ping" with citizens' questions and serious complaints about the media. 2012 was quite a year for the Washington News Council -- in fact, our most active ever! Click here to download … [Read All About It...]

The Washington News Council held a hearing on Saturday, June 16, from 9 am to noon at Town Hall (downstairs) to consider multiple complaints against KIRO7 Eyewitness News. After hearing detailed presentations from the complainants, the WNC's … [Read All About It...]