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BBC ‘Very Sorry’ it upset Sir Cliff Richard with 2014 Sexual Assault Allegations ReportingBBC ‘Very Sorry’ it upset Sir Cliff Richard with 2014 Sexual Assault Allegations Reporting

BBC ‘Very Sorry’ it upset Sir Cliff Richard with 2014 Sexual Assault Allegations Reporting

The BBC apologized for upsetting Sir Cliff Richard, the 75-year-old iconic rock 'n' roll singer, with its live coverage of…

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Top Editors Must OK Transgender Stories at The SunTop Editors Must OK Transgender Stories at The Sun

Top Editors Must OK Transgender Stories at The Sun

News UK's 2015 annual report to the Independent Press Standards Organisation revealed the company, which publishes the Sun, the Times,…

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Paul McKenna wasn’t Drunk on Barbados Flight, He Had Food Poisoning: Sun, Mirror and Record ApologizePaul McKenna wasn’t Drunk on Barbados Flight, He Had Food Poisoning: Sun, Mirror and Record Apologize

Paul McKenna wasn’t Drunk on Barbados Flight, He Had Food Poisoning: Sun, Mirror and Record Apologize

The UK Sun, Mirror and Daily Record all falsely claimed hypnotist Paul McKenna was drunk on a plane to Barbados…

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UK Sun Deletes ‘Unkempt’ Shannen Doherty Article, Actress is Fighting Breast CancerUK Sun Deletes ‘Unkempt’ Shannen Doherty Article, Actress is Fighting Breast Cancer

UK Sun Deletes ‘Unkempt’ Shannen Doherty Article, Actress is Fighting Breast Cancer

A June 19 story in the UK Sun cattily criticized former Beverly Hills 90210 actress Shannen Doherty's appearance, but then was quickly deleted.…

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New Journalism Ethics Code for Afghan Journalists: Accountability, Impartiality, Fact Checking EmphasizedNew Journalism Ethics Code for Afghan Journalists: Accountability, Impartiality, Fact Checking Emphasized

New Journalism Ethics Code for Afghan Journalists: Accountability, Impartiality, Fact Checking Emphasized

Afghan journalists have a new journalism ethics code for the war-torn country, iMediaEthics has learned. "Freedom of the media is one…

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343 Complaints against Associated Newspapers – Mail’s Publisher – in 2015343 Complaints against Associated Newspapers – Mail’s Publisher – in 2015

343 Complaints against Associated Newspapers – Mail’s Publisher – in 2015

The Independent Press Standards Organisation has published annual statements reviewing complaints and issues from the publications it regulates. iMediaEthics is reviewing…

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Australian’s Radio Personality Eddie McGuire Said He Wanted to Drown & Bomb Football Reporter, apologizesAustralian’s Radio Personality Eddie McGuire Said He Wanted to Drown & Bomb Football Reporter, apologizes

Australian’s Radio Personality Eddie McGuire Said He Wanted to Drown & Bomb Football Reporter, apologizes

Australian radio personality Eddie McGuire apologized after making violent comments about the Age's chief football writer, Caroline Wilson. McGuire, the president of…

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Gun Control Measures and the Intensity Gap [PollSkeptic News Briefs]Gun Control Measures and the Intensity Gap [PollSkeptic News Briefs]

Gun Control Measures and the Intensity Gap [PollSkeptic News Briefs]

In a recent article in the Washington Post, James Hohmann argues that the failure of the Congress to act on…

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Australia’s Murder-Suicide Story Fair Game, Press Council ReportedAustralia’s Murder-Suicide Story Fair Game, Press Council Reported

Australia’s Murder-Suicide Story Fair Game, Press Council Reported

"Man drowns himself using murdered wife's head: police." That headline and story from Australia's the Age were OK to publish…

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UK Express: 12 Million Turks Moving to Britain Poll Flawed Because of Ambiguous QuestionUK Express: 12 Million Turks Moving to Britain Poll Flawed Because of Ambiguous Question

UK Express: 12 Million Turks Moving to Britain Poll Flawed Because of Ambiguous Question

The UK Express reported that 12 million Turks would move to Britain if it stayed in the European Union and Turkey joined the…

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