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Australian Sports Reporter Mocked Player’s Mental Health in Tweet

Australian rules football player Alex Fasolo publicly announced he suffers from depression and would miss a game for mental health…

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Breitbart fires journalist Katie McHugh after her racist tweets about London terrorism attacks

Breitbart fired writer Katie McHugh after she posted offensive tweets following the London attack this past weekend. "Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex…

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Barstool Sports said Rihanna looks fat, ‘attractive to chubby chasers’

Sports site Barstool Sports apologized and unpublished an article fat-shaming singer Rihanna, asking, "Is Rihanna Going to Make Being Fat…

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Libel Lawsuit over Katie Couric ‘Under the Gun’ Documentary Case Dismissed

A Virginia gun advocate group, the Virginia Citizens Defense League, was "shocked" it lost its $12 million libel lawsuit against…

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Houston Chronicle, KPRC-TV Fell for Fake Texas Antifa Rally on Facebook, Failed to Fact Check

The Houston Chronicle and local NBC-affiliate KPRC-TV published stories claiming a right-wing group, Texas Antifa, would rally in favor of removing…

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New York Times ‘Plain Wrong’ to End Public Editor Role, says Esther Enkin, ONO president

The Organization of News Ombudsmen, an international organization for news ombudsmen, public editors and standards editors,"deplores" the New York Times'…

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After NYT Public Editor Firing, Will PBS Keep an Ombudsman Now that Michael Getler has Resigned?

Will there be a new ombudsman at PBS? Just days ago, the New York Times eliminated its ombudsman role and…

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‘A Mistake’ to Axe NYTimes Public Editor, Former News Ombuds Director Dvorkin Says

The big media news yesterday was the New York Times' sudden elimination of its public editor position, established in 2003…

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Tiger Woods Mugshot Photoshopped by ESPN? ESPN says just Standard Editing

Did ESPN Photoshop Tiger Woods' mugshot after his DUI arrest? Viewers watching ESPN's SportsCenter saw a cleaner-cut looking Woods than…

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No More Public Editor at NYTimes, Liz Spayd Out

The New York Times has eliminated its public editor position. The Huffington Post's Michael Calderone reported, based on anonymous sources…

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