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Readers upset: Omaha World-Herald cartoon showing naval ship accident in bad taste?

It wasn't an error or an ethical breach, according to the Omaha World-Herald editorial page editor. Innocent sailors died and…

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How did Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis get promise from Mail Online to not publish pics of their kids

American actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis asked the media to stop publishing photos of their child. When The Mail…

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Look out, tweeters, you’re next: Fmr Northern Ireland politician Peter Robinson gets libel payout from Metro

The UK Metro Online falsely accused Northern Ireland politician Peter Robinson of being a terrorist in a June news story.…

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Anatomy of an error: Why Florida News Reported 2 Kissimmee police deaths before they happened

While families, friends, co-workers and neighbors were hoping their loved one was still alive,  iMediaEthics found that at least five…

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On Trump Impeachment: The Whole Country is Divided in Three Parts

A recently released poll by PRRI announced that the percentage of people who favor Congress impeaching Donald Trump and removing…

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Does NYTimes bubble tea article prove it’s reporting from inside cultural bubble?

The popular tapioca beverage "bubble tea" is widely available across the United States and mere minutes away from the New…

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3 journalists suspended after publication of wildly inaccurate story about the African National Congress was published in South Africa media

The story seemed dramatic. The African National Congress (ANC), the legendary political party once headed by Nelson Mandela, was in…

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Breitbart retracts: ‘No evidence’ German soccer player Lukas Podolski is ‘a migrant gang member’ or human trafficker

Breitbart, the right-wing American news and commentary website, used a photograph of German soccer player Lukas Podolski on a jet…

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Libel lawsuit updates: Rebel Wilson settles ‘scum’ tweet, ABC News pink slime pays $177 million, can NYTimes get Sarah Palin’s case thrown out?

1. The New York Times is trying to get Sarah Palin's libel lawsuit against the newspaper thrown out of court. Palin…

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UK Express pays student James Ellison for Calais fires story with ‘serious falsehoods’

The UK Express accused a UK doctorate student, James Ellison, of setting fires to the Calais migrant camps in France…

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