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Newspaper apologizes, donates $ after wrong suicide report

The Basildon Echo apologized after wrongly claiming a man's son left a suicide note. The Echo's Oct. 2019 article, "Inquest…

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Subway must pay CBC more than half million $ after chicken defamation lawsuit

Subway sandwich chain must pay the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. more than half a million dollars in fees after its libel…

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Corrections & Apologies: Cambridge Analytica, Child Car Seat Withdrawal, Maple Syrup Cost

1.Not affiliated with Cambridge Analytica? The UK Times' March 4 correction: "In an article published in March 2018 we stated that Rollo…

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Restaurant owner didn’t insult customer, Birmingham Mail unpublishes

The Birmingham Mail reported a restaurant owner called a customer who left a bad review a "d**khead." But, it turned…

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Devin Nunes now suing WashPost over Russia Trump claims

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is now suing the Washington Post and columnist Shane Harris for $250 million over what he…

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CBC: OK to ‘interpret’ Don Cherry comments

Hockey analyst Don Cherry was fired from Sportsnet last year over his comments about immigrants, but the network just now…

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Calgary Herald sent ‘strong message’ with apology over drunk Tonto cartoon

The Calgary Herald appropriately responded to criticism of an "inappropriate" cartoon showing the Lone Ranger character Tonto apparently drunk at…

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UK Morning Star cartoon was ‘offensive to trans people’

The UK Morning Star published a cartoon that 'was offensive to trans people," the newspaper itself admitted. In a Feb.…

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Daily Californian’s Coronavirus cartoon had ‘harmful stereotype’

The Daily Californian published a coronavirus cartoon with a "harmful stereotype of the Asian ethnic group," the paper admitted in…

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Calling group ‘monkeys’ wasn’t racist, IPSO rules

A black businesswoman argued that a columnist was racist when he referred to her and others as "monkeys." But, that…

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