by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2011
Did UK Press Association Violate Copyright of News Agency?
In January, a freelance news agency accused the UK Press Association of violating copyright by re-using "parts of its interview"...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2011
Is Gold-Plated Super Yacht Story Fake?
Motorboat and Yachting magazine reported in late July that a "£3 billion golden superyacht story" is a fake. The superyacht...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2011
New Zealand TV news accused of staging
New Zealand TV news Close Up has been accused of staging a segment, the New Zealand Herald reported. Close Up, however,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2011
Did the Guardian hack phones too?
The Guardian has led the coverage and broken many of the stories in the News of the World phone hacking...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
Irish Mail on Sunday Pays after Spoofing the Tribune
As iMediaEthics previously reported, in February the Irish Mail on Sunday ran a wraparound purporting to be another newspaper, the Sunday...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
Media Retract, Update after Internet Explorer Study revealed as Hoax
Media outlets ranging from the BBC and Los Angeles Times to PC World New Zealand and CNet were hoaxed by...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2011
Copyright Company Righthaven Fined $5000 for Misleading US Federal Court
Since March 2010, Righthaven has filed lawsuits alleging copyright infringement against bloggers and websites operators. The suits have been filed...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2011
Is Billionaire’s Defamation Win Libel Tourism?
The Ethiopian Review must pay Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi £175,000 in a libel payment, the BBC reported. Al-Amoudi is an "Ethiopian-born billionaire"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2011
Ghana Newspaper Apologizes after Attributing Article to Wrong Man
Ghanaian lawyer and former Chief of Staff "for ex-President Jerry John Rawlings," Nana Ato Dadzie, may sue two media outlets and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2011
WSJ Criticized for ‘Thinly Sourced’ Report that Daily Mirror Bribed
Columbia Journalism Review criticized a News Corp-owned Wall Street Journal report alleging a non-News Corp-owned UK newspaper reporter admitted paying the...