by Sydney Smith on Feb 09, 2016
How The Guardian Labels Content Paid for by Advertisers or Companies
Last month, The Guardian changed how it labels content that is paid for by companies or advertisers, readers editor Chris...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2016
Nashville Story on Allegations of Extortion, Bribery & Blackmail Gets TV Station Sued
A Tennessee District Attorney General, Glenn Funk, is suing Nashville's NewsChannel 5 WTVF and its reporter Phil Williams for libel over a...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2016
GQ UK must pay £10,000 for Contempt over Phone Hacking Story
GQ UK has to pay a £10,000 fine (about $15,000 U.S.) over a story the magazine published during the UK phone...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Katie Kausch , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Feb 06, 2016
Examiner.com Kills Fake Story about 2 Pit Bulls in NYC Shelter, Unpublishes Reporter’s Entire Archive
It was supposedly a life and death drama. Why was sister dog Skye separated from her “brother” Milo and left...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2016
Was Croatian Politician an Informer? Newspaper loses Libel Lawsuit from Tomislav Karamarko
Croatian newspaper Nacional lost a libel lawsuit filed by politician Tomislav Karamarko over an interview last year claiming he was an "informer...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2016
Julian Assange Detention ‘Arbitrary’ UN group Says, UK Rejects Report
Julian Assange's detention is "arbitrary," the United Nations' Working Group on Arbitrary Detention decided in a Feb. 5 report. "The Working Group...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2016
Melissa Click Suspended from Univ. of Missouri, Must do Community Service after Protest Incident
Melissa Click, an assistant professor in the University of Missouri's Department of Communication, must complete 20 hours of community service...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2016
Chicken Nugget Thief Story a Hoax: How 2 Outlets Avoided being Duped
No, a Florida teenager did not steal Burger King's chicken nuggets after he quit his job at the fast food...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2016
2 Scottish Columnists Fired after Controversy with Rangers Football Team
The Herald, a daily newspaper in Glasgow, lost two columnists over a controversy involving the Rangers Football Club (soccer) team. The controversy started when...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2016
Talking Points Memo Unpublishes Juan Thompson Essay, Trust with Writer ‘Irrevocably Broken’
Talking Points Memo unpublished a freelance first-person essay by Juan Thompson, The Intercept reporter who was fired for fabrication. Talking...