by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2012
EVENT: Canadian Journalists on Ethics, Regulation
Journalists discussed undercover reporting, the UK phone hacking scandal, media regulation, social media and more at a Toronto Star-sponsored March...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2012
Israel’s Media Watch Praises New Ombudsman David Regev
The Jerusalem Post praised Israel's new ombudsman David Regev in a March 14 opinion column by Israel's Media Watch vice...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2012
WaPo Humor Columnist Apologizes for Error after Rush Limbaugh calls Out, Public Editor Calls Limbaugh’s Criticism ‘Rude’
Washington Post humor columnist Alexandra Petri apologized to Rush Limbaugh for her March 7 column about advertisers on Limbaugh's shows,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2012
Cheryl Cole Suing Magazine, Wants Injunction
Singer Cheryl Cole is suing Now magazine for publishing two articles that contain what she says is fake information and...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2012
AP Names Govt Officials Who Asked to be Anonymous during Sunshine Week
The Associated Press ignored a White House request for anonymity, Yahoo News Dylan Stableford reported. According to Yahoo News, the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2012
Daily Mirror Corrects after Using Pic of Model Morgana in ‘Women Who Kill’ Feature
The Daily Mirror apologized to model Morgana after using her photo in a "supplement on 'Women who Kill,'" Journalism.co.uk reported....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2012
Australian News Site Crikey Joins Press Council
Australian "independent journalism" news site Crikey announced March 19 its publisher Private Media is accepting the Australian Press Council's invitation...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2012
UK Supreme Court says Times of London’s Report Accused of Libel Protected by Reynolds Privilege
News Corp.-owned Times of London won a Supreme Court appeal in the libel case against its 2006 article on Gary...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2012
Guardian explains How It Fact Checked Leaked Assad e-mails
The Guardian explained in a March 14 post how it verified the "cache of 3,000 emails" from Syria's leader Bashar...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2012
Myanmar Media Conference Discusses Ethics, New Media Law
Myanmar's Ministry of Information and UNESCO co-organized a two-day conference earlier this week, Asian news site Asian Correspondent reported. According...