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Daily Beast Edits Olympics Grindr Story, Sorry if it Accidentally Outed Any Olympic Athletes

The Daily Beast apologized after publishing a story that may have outed gay Olympic athletes. Nico Hines' Aug. 11 story, "The…

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Arianna Huffington Steps Down as Huffington Post Editor-in-Chief

Arianna Huffington is resigning as editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, she announced today. Earlier this year, Huffington made things tougher on…

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Press Regulator Adds ‘Arbitration Pilot’ to Manage Legal Claims against British Newspapers

There's now another way for people upset about UK news articles to complain. Press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation announced…

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NYTimes Should Have Disclosed Michael Morell’s Ties to Clinton Aide’s PR Firm in Endorsement OpEd

When publishing former CIA chief Michael J. Morell's endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president, the New York Times should have…

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Society of Professional Journalists gives Ethics Awards to Journalists from Las Vegas Review-Journal, Associated Press

The Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Associated Press continue to stockpile journalism ethics awards for their work reporting on the sale…

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Bill Leak’s Indigenous Cartoon Prompts Complaints to Press Council, Advertiser Pulling Ads

Readers are upset over a cartoon in daily newspaper The Australian about indigenous people. The cartoon by Bill Leak pictures a…

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Several South African Newspapers must apologize to Editor who was fired after Nelson Mandela coverage

Alide Dasnois, an editor for the Cape Times (South Africa) was fired in late 2013, after she did not put…

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New Photography Ethics Code in Sri Lanka

There's a new ethics code for Sri Lankan photographers and photojournalists. According to a news announcement on the Sri Lankan…

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Katie Hopkins Duped, M25 Won’t be Shut Down for Week

"This was by far our finest ever moment," satire site Southend News Network told iMediaEthics. The moment in question? British journalist…

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UK Mirror wants Source to Pay if it Loses Tulisa, Danny Simpson Libel Case

The UK Daily Mirror is suing its source for a story after the newspaper was sued for libel by soccer player…

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