by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2018
Sandy Hook families, FBI agent sue Alex Jones, InfoWars
More defamation lawsuits against Alex Jones and his site InfoWars are piling up. This week, six families of victims of...
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by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2018
Katie Hopkins detained in S Africa for ‘spreading racial hatred,’ not ketamine
Katie Hopkins, the controversial commentator, was detained in South Africa earlier this year for "spreading racial hatred." But, the headline...
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2018
Media regulator will expand guidance for reporting on suicide
The UK press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) announced last month it is expanding its resources and guidance...
by on May 26, 2018
Syrian Gov didn’t pay for Reverend’s Trip to Syria, Church Times Admits ‘Significant Error’
A column in the Church Times claimed that Reverend Giles Fraser took a "freebie" trip to Syria last month that...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2018
Jack Lessenberry accused of ‘questionable behavior,’ quits Metro Times & Michigan Radio
Jack Lessenberry, the Toledo Blade's ombudsman and a Metro Times columnist, quit his gig at the Metro Times after news...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2018
Daily Beast settles Lou Holtz’s lawsuit, admits he didn’t call immigrants deadbeats
The Daily Beast settled football coach Lou Holtz's libel lawsuit against the site over its article claiming he called immigrants...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2018
Phnom Penh Post: 13 Journalists Quit after Call for Unpublishing
There has been major upheaval at Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post. Sivakumar Ganapathy, the new owner of the English-language daily, ordered...
by David W. Moore on May 23, 2018
Will new AP poll guidelines fix faulty poll problem?
There’s a buzz over at the Associated Press, which has just updated its AP Stylebook with a new chapter on...
by Sydney Smith on May 23, 2018
UK press regulator will create guidelines for reporting on major incidents after Manchester bombing
The UK press regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation, promised to create guidelines for reporting on major terror incidents, UK...
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2018
BBC pulls Human Planet documentary for inaccurate portrayal of whale hunter
The BBC found another problem with its 2011 documentary program Human Planet. In early April, the BBC acknowledged its program had a...