by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2011
South African News Site retracts story about South African Newspaper
South African news website BizCommunity.com retracted an Oct. 31 article about South African newspaper the Daily Sun and its editor-in-chief...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2011
Another RTE Report Alleging Child Abuse Questioned
Ireland's public broadcaster, RTE, accused the deceased Brother Gerard Dillon of sexual abusing a student at a South African school,...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 28, 2011
UK Blogger Posts Leaked Witness Statement from Leveson Inquiry
UK blogger Paul Staines, aka Guido Fawkes, was called to appear at the UK Leveson Inquiry after he published leaked...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2011
UK Police’s Media Adviser Wants Standards for Reporting on Murders
Andy Trotter wants to set up ethics standards for UK journalists and police issues, Journalism.co.uk reported Trotter is "media adviser...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2011
Righthaven Drops Copyright Infringement Lawsuit over Democratic Underground’s Re-Posting of 5 Sentences
Righthaven admitted to the court that re-publishing "a short excerpt of a news article in an online forum is not...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2011
PCC Rules Magazine Should Have Contacted Article’s Subject Before Publication
UK print regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission upheld a complaint against UK magazine Woman for the magazine's March 2011...
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...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 25, 2011
RTE to Repeat Libel Apology to Father Kevin Reynolds, Ireland’s Broadcasting Authority to Investigate Error
RTE is apologizing again for its libelous claims that a Catholic priest raped "an underage girl" and fathered her child. ...
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 25, 2011
Turkish Journalists Publish Ethics Guide
A Turkish media group has created and published an ethics guide for its country's journalists, the International Center for Journalists...