by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2012
PCC: Northern Daily Echo’s Photo was Insensitive
The Northern Echo violated the Press Complaints Commission's code of practice by publishing a photo that invaded the subject's privacy,...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2012
New Media Law Proposed in Myanmar to end All Prior Censorship, but Keep Post-Publication Review
According to the AFP, a proposed media law in Myanmar will allow media outlets to publish stories and photos about...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2012
New Social Media Guidelines at Sky News Ban RTs of Others’ Work
Sky News issued restrictive new social media guidelines Feb. 7, the Guardian reported. According to the Guardian's report, under the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2012
CBS News’ Sharyl Attkisson Given Conservative Group’s Award, Doesn’t Attend Ceremony after Criticism
CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson has been criticized for "accepting an award from Accuracy in Media, a conservative group with...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
WaPo Corrects Errors in its Article on Errors in Textbooks
The Washington Post published a Dec. 18 article about errors in Virginia textbooks. Since the article's publication, though, the Post has...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
Katy Perry uses Cocaine? Gather Retracts 2 False Stories
Gather published a lengthy retraction Feb. 10 of fake claims that singer Katy Perry uses cocaine. The fake claims were...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 11, 2012
European Court of Human Rights Rules in 2 Media Privacy Cases
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that "the private lives of celebrities are of legitimate interest to the media,"...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 11, 2012
8 Arrested, including 5 Sun Journalists, in UK Investigation into Bribery
The UK police arrested five "senior journalists" from News Corp-owned The Sun and three members of the UK police or...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
State-Owned Ghana Media Outlets Called to Avoid Sensationalism, Bias in Election Reporting
Ghana's National Media Commission chairman, Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihene, called for Ghana's media to "give fair coverage to all parties" in...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2012
Nightjack Blogger whose Email was Hacked by the Times of London to Sue
News Corp-owned the Times of London apologized Feb. 7 because one of its reporters hacked the e-mail of a police...