by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
Reuters Changes Retraction Practices
Reuters has announced a new practice for handling retractions, Poynter's Steve Myers reported. Under the new retraction practices, when an...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
UK media to be told about Injunctions, Lord Neuberger says
A UK judge, Lord Neuberger, established "new guidance" for injunctions in the UK, the Guardian reported. The rules call for...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
Irish Mail on Sunday Pays after Spoofing the Tribune
As iMediaEthics previously reported, in February the Irish Mail on Sunday ran a wraparound purporting to be another newspaper, the Sunday...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2011
Copyright Company Righthaven Fined $5000 for Misleading US Federal Court
Since March 2010, Righthaven has filed lawsuits alleging copyright infringement against bloggers and websites operators. The suits have been filed...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2011
Is Billionaire’s Defamation Win Libel Tourism?
The Ethiopian Review must pay Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi £175,000 in a libel payment, the BBC reported. Al-Amoudi is an "Ethiopian-born billionaire"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2011
Ghana Newspaper Apologizes after Attributing Article to Wrong Man
Ghanaian lawyer and former Chief of Staff "for ex-President Jerry John Rawlings," Nana Ato Dadzie, may sue two media outlets and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
UK Independent Suspends Journalist Johann Hari
The Independent suspended journalist Johann Hari following last month's public criticism of Hari for lifting quotes. According to the BBC, his...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
James O’Keefe Soliciting Donations
James O'Keefe is soliciting for $30,000 in donations, Talking Points Memo reported. O'Keefe is the conservative activist who taped and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2011
Huffington Post retracts blogpost about Andrew Breitbart doctoring
The Huffington Post retracted a blogpost claiming that Andrew Breitbart "doctored a video clip from a White House press briefing...