by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2016
It was OK for BBC to say Imam backed extremist Islam, court rules
BBC broadcaster Andrew Neil said a London imam "hailed jihad as 'the greatest of deeds.'" So the imam, Shakeel Begg,...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2016
iMediaEthics’ polling director wins 2nd EPPY
iMediaEthics is pleased to announce that Editor & Publisher awarded our polling director David Moore with the Best News/Political Blog...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2016
UK Sun reporter Anthony France’s conviction for paying police overturned
Anthony France, the UK Sun reporter who was convicted for paying public officials and police officers, is free. He successfully...
by on Oct 27, 2016
Toronto Star Explains When it IDs Race in Stories
The Toronto Star normally doesn't identify the "race, colour or religion" of a person "unless it is pertinent to the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2016
Kim Kardashian Settles Paris Robbery Libel Lawsuit against Media Take Out
Kim Kardashian West settled her libel lawsuit against gossip website Media Take Out, after it claimed she faked her Paris...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2016
New UK press regulator IMPRESS gets OK from Press Recognition Panel
There's officially another press regulator in the UK, called IMPRESS. The Press Recognition Panel, which was established a few years...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2016
A Rape on Campus: First Libel Lawsuit against Rolling Stone underway
The first libel trial against Rolling Stone and reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely for the reporting "A Rape on Campus" is...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2016
Fatima Manji: IPSO Ruling Gave ‘Green Light’ for ‘Open Season on Minorities’
Fatima Manji, the UK Channel 4 host, called it "frightening" that the UK press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2016
Raleigh News & Observer lost libel lawsuit, must pay $1.5 million in damages to SBI’s Beth Desmond, $7.5 million punitive
The Raleigh News & Observer newspaper libeled a state firearms investigator Beth Desmond back in 2010, a local jury determined...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2016
News UK Fires Mazher Mahmood, the Fake Sheikh, after 15 month prison sentence
News UK fired its undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood, known as the fake sheikh, after he was sentenced to 15 months...