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Weekend Australian Invaded Privacy of Woman, Didn’t Need to Include So Much Information, Press Council rules

The Weekend Australian invaded the privacy of a woman who complained about Australian politician Jamie Briggs' behavior toward her, the Australian…

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Glenn Beck settles with Boston Marathon spectator he called ‘a very bad, bad, bad man,’ and the ‘money man’

Glenn Beck settled a libel lawsuit filed against him and his show after he claimed Saudi student Abdulrahman Alharbi was…

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Virginia Gun Rights Group sues Katie Couric, Stephanie Soechtig over ‘Under the Gun’ Documentary

The Virginia Citizens Defense League is suing Katie Couric over her "Under the Gun" documentary, which included a misleading edit…

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Huffington Post deletes article telling College Women to ‘Cover it up’ at Football Games

The Huffington Post unpublished an article that suggested young women spectators "cover it up" at college football games. The article was headlined,…

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Amatrice, Italy Suing Charlie Hebdo over Earthquake Cartoon Showing Victims as Pasta Dishes

Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine, is being sued for criminal defamation over its September cartoon depicting Italian earthquake victims…

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Chinese company didn’t donate to Australian political party, retraction calls out ‘significant factual error’

The Conversation unpublished and retracted an article about a Chinese company and an apparent connection to an Australian political party. The…

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Louise James: Behind the Irish Mail on Sunday’s Apology

Earlier this year, iMediaEthics highlighted an interesting apology out of the Irish Mail of Sunday. The Mail on Sunday apologized…

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6 Posts Unpublished from Gawker Media’s Gizmodo, Jezebel & Deadspin

Univision, which bought seven Gawker Media sites (but not Gawker.com itself) last month, is unpublishing six posts to protect any…

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Australian Broadcasting Regulator updates Privacy Guidelines

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has updated its guidelines for handling privacy issues in media. This is the first time the…

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8 Nepali News outlets Published Graphic Bus Crash Photos, Press Council to Investigate

Eight Nepali news outlets published graphic photos of a bus crash on their websites. Now the Press Council of Nepal wants…

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