by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2011
Judge: James Risen “Protected by a Limited ‘Reporter’s Privilege'”
The New York Times reported that U.S. district court judge Leonia Brinkema's opinion "largely quashing a subpoena" for Times reporter...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2011
Daily Mail to be reviewed after Phone Hacking Scandal
The Daily Mail is the next UK news outlet to conduct a review following the UK phone hacking scandal, the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
Lawsuit against Examiner Blogger Adam Meister Dropped
Baltimore, Maryland city council member Belinda Conaway dropped her libel and emotional distress lawsuit against Examiner.com and its blogger Adam...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
Reuters Changes Retraction Practices
Reuters has announced a new practice for handling retractions, Poynter's Steve Myers reported. Under the new retraction practices, when an...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
UK media to be told about Injunctions, Lord Neuberger says
A UK judge, Lord Neuberger, established "new guidance" for injunctions in the UK, the Guardian reported. The rules call for...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2011
Huffington Post retracts blogpost about Andrew Breitbart doctoring
The Huffington Post retracted a blogpost claiming that Andrew Breitbart "doctored a video clip from a White House press briefing...
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CPJ Criticizes Equatorial Guinea for Censoring Journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued a statement criticizing Equatorial Guinea for censoring "coverage of events in North Africa, the Middle...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2011
Colorado Daily Newspaper Joins Press Assoc. in Backing J- School
Summit Daily expressed concern at the potential closing of University of Colorado's journalism school. As iMediaEthics has reported this week, the school's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2011
Washington News Council Responds to AJR’s Report on News Councils (Including Washington News Council)
The Washington News Council (WNC) responded to American Journalism Review's article about news councils in the US -- including the Washington...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2011
Former CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Indicted, New York Times Reporter Says He Didn’t Out His Anonymous Source
As Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press reported, former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling "was indicted last month for allegedly...