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Former Australian financial planner settles libel lawsuit against Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the ABC

The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported that the National Australia Bank fired some financial…

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NPR: There’s No ‘Political Litmus Test’ for Live Interviews

Elizabeth Jensen, the National Public Radio ombudsman, weighed in last month on two interviews that aired over the network-- one…

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NBC’s Today aired Baltimore Protest Image in Michael Slager Mistrial report, Removes Online Video

NBC's Today show used a picture of protests in Baltimore, Maryland in a report this morning on the mistrial of…

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BBC’s Marine Le Pen Interview on Veterans’ Remembrance Day OK, Regulator Finds

It was OK for the BBC to interview Marine Le Pen on Remembrance Sunday, Nov. 13, the UK broadcast regulator…

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No, playground wasn’t torn down because fat children could get stuck in it. The Express, Mail & Sun Correct

A British council didn't take down a playground tunnel because of fears that fat children would get stuck in it.…

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Was it OK for Australian newspapers to Disclose HIV/AIDs status of Dead Man?

The Sun-Herald and the Sydney Morning Herald, two Australian newspapers, reported on a man's death and his secretive life, including that…

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Mark Forbes, The Age’s Editor-in-Chief, Resigns after Sexual Harrassment Claim

Mark Forbes, the editor-in-chief for daily newspaper The Age in Melbourne, Australia quit after accusations of sexual harassment, Australian media…

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How 4 News Outlets Recommend Reporting on the Alt-Right: Roundup

In the past week, several news outlets -- the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press and the…

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Gawker Settles Daily Mail lawsuit, will add Editor’s Note to ‘Ripping off the Web’ story

Last year, Gawker published an article by former DailyMail.com reporter James King about what he called his "Year Ripping off the…

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NYTimes Op-Ed on Facebook & Fake News Needed More Disclosure, Public Editor Says

The New York Times published an op-ed calling for Facebook not to fact check after public discussion of the social…

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