by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2014
Journalists Called ‘Serial Liars’ By Editor Vindicated In Libel Lawsuit
Maltese editor Josef Caruana was found guilty of libel for a 2012 article claiming two other journalists were making millions...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2014
Toronto Life settles libel lawsuit after ‘Hunting ground for sexual predators’ comment
York University ended its lawsuit against Toronto Life, according to Canadan Jounalism Project's J-Source. The university confirmed to iMediaEthics it...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 27, 2014
UPDATED: Quentin Tarantino Sues Gawker Media over ‘Hateful Eight’ Script Leak Copyright
Film director Quentin Tarantino is suing Gawker Media over "blatant copyright infringement" after one of its blogs linked to a...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2014
‘A Carnivorous Hedonist?’ Photo of late BBC’s Komla Dumor slammed, Ghana Web apologizes
Was BBC host Komla Dumor responsible for his own death? A columnist claimed a photo used by GhanaWeb suggested that...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2014
Courtney Love Cleared of Defamation in "Epic" 1st U.S. Twibel Trial
Actress-singer Courtney Love has won her libel case, the first U.S. trial for libel over a tweet. Love had tweeted...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2014
CNN blogs, Twitter & Facebook hacked, hoax Syria & Al Qaeda posts published
Five CNN blogs and several CNN Facebook and Twitter accounts were hacked yesterday, CNN disclosed in a Jan. 23 news...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 23, 2014
NYTimes’ Pig Photos Censored by Malaysian Printing Company?
The Malaysian publication of the International New York Times censored the faces of pigs Jan. 22. In October, the New...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2014
Was Esquire Review of HBO ‘Looking’ Homophobic? Issued apology for offending
Esquire magazine issued an apology after publishing a review of HBO's new show Looking that was said to be homophobic. The Jan....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2014
Courtney Love in Court, 1st Twitter Libel Trial in US
Courtney Love is in court defending herself against a libel lawsuit for a 2010 tweet about her then-lawyer, Rhonda Holmes....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2014
3 MSNBC Incidents, MSNBC Pres. Griffin says took quick ‘action’ after Alec Baldwin, Martin Bashir, & Melissa Harris-Perry debacles
MSNBC president Phil Griffin called recent controversies involving three of network's hosts "unfortunate" and defended MSNBC's reaction as "transparent" in...