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NPR Ending Online Commenting Next Week after 8 YearsNPR Ending Online Commenting Next Week after 8 Years

NPR Ending Online Commenting Next Week after 8 Years

National Public Radio is getting rid of online commenting. In an announcement today, NPR acknowledged "our success depends on our…

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Katinka Hosszu’s Libel Lawsuit against Swimming World for Performance Enhanced Drugs Question DismissedKatinka Hosszu’s Libel Lawsuit against Swimming World for Performance Enhanced Drugs Question Dismissed

Katinka Hosszu’s Libel Lawsuit against Swimming World for Performance Enhanced Drugs Question Dismissed

Katinka Hosszu may have won another Olympic medal but she lost her libel lawsuit against Swimming World magazine. The Hungarian…

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Univision to Buy Gawker Media after AuctionUnivision to Buy Gawker Media after Auction

Univision to Buy Gawker Media after Auction

Univision is buying Gawker Media for $135 million, just $5 million shy of the amount Gawker is supposed to pay…

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Why Journalist Arthur Kent Spent 8 Years Fighting Canadian Column on his Political CandidacyWhy Journalist Arthur Kent Spent 8 Years Fighting Canadian Column on his Political Candidacy

Why Journalist Arthur Kent Spent 8 Years Fighting Canadian Column on his Political Candidacy

In June, former NBC News war correspondent Arthur Kent, who unsuccessfully ran for office in Canada in 2008, won his…

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159-Word Correction for NYTimes’ ‘Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight’ Article159-Word Correction for NYTimes’ ‘Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight’ Article

159-Word Correction for NYTimes’ ‘Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight’ Article

The New York Times headlined an article on Barbra Streisand "Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight." The subhead notes that Streisand…

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More Olympics Reporting Fails: Petition against Daily Beast, Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte, Swimmer ‘Died like a Pig,’ Volleyball Star ‘Looking for a Boyfriend’More Olympics Reporting Fails: Petition against Daily Beast, Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte, Swimmer ‘Died like a Pig,’ Volleyball Star ‘Looking for a Boyfriend’

More Olympics Reporting Fails: Petition against Daily Beast, Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte, Swimmer ‘Died like a Pig,’ Volleyball Star ‘Looking for a Boyfriend’

While the Olympics continue in Rio de Janeiro, so do the issues in media ethics reporting. The most high-profile media…

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Jamaican Cricketer Marlon Samuels Suing News Outlets in AustraliaJamaican Cricketer Marlon Samuels Suing News Outlets in Australia

Jamaican Cricketer Marlon Samuels Suing News Outlets in Australia

Jamaican cricket player Marlon Samuels is suing News.com.au and its reporter James Matthey for suggesting he was "involved with criminal gangs…

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Mercury News, Chicago Tribune Foul on Olympics HeadlinesMercury News, Chicago Tribune Foul on Olympics Headlines

Mercury News, Chicago Tribune Foul on Olympics Headlines

The San Jose Mercury News apologized to readers after an insensitive and inappropriate headline referring to Simone Manuel simply as…

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Behind the Correction from Salt Lake City’s KUTV: Hillary Clinton not 1 Point Ahead of Trump after ConventionBehind the Correction from Salt Lake City’s KUTV: Hillary Clinton not 1 Point Ahead of Trump after Convention

Behind the Correction from Salt Lake City’s KUTV: Hillary Clinton not 1 Point Ahead of Trump after Convention

"Could Utah vote Democrat for president for first time in 5 decades?" Salt Lake City's KUTV asked in an Aug.…

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Daily Beast Deletes Olympic Grindr Story after ComplaintsDaily Beast Deletes Olympic Grindr Story after Complaints

Daily Beast Deletes Olympic Grindr Story after Complaints

The Daily Beast unpublished its article about Olympic athletes using dating and hookup apps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The…

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