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UK Sun’s Undercover Reporting ‘Cash for Access’ was in Public Interest, Regulator says

When the UK Sun went undercover last fall to report on a "cash-for-access" political scandal, a Member of Parliament cried…

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5 Finalists for Anthony Shadid Ethics Award Named: Privacy top Issue

Who will win the Anthony Shadid journalism ethics award this year? Issues of privacy and source protection were all factors…

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Fake Rape by ‘Middle Eastern Men’ story gets Sydney Morning Herald’s Paul Sheehan Suspended, Unpublished,

The Sydney Morning Herald suspended columnist Paul Sheehan "until further notice" for publishing a false story alleging a woman called Louise…

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Scottish Daily Record, Times Shouldn’t Have Named Possible Victim of Sexual Assault

A man who identified as a victim of a sexual assault complained about five Scottish news outlets' articles about his case. He told the…

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After Daniel Holtzclaw Story, SB Nation Fires Editor & Reporter, Puts Longform articles on Hiatus

In the nearly two weeks since SB Nation unpublished a sympathetic story on Daniel Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City police…

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Elizabeth Warren Didn’t Endorse Bernie Sanders, NYTimes Gets Hoax Article Taken Down

Hold the presses! The New York Times did NOT report that Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for U.S. President…

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Nairobi Star says reporter wasn’t working for Subject of Investigation, Stands by Reporting

The Nairobi Star is standing by its reporter Kamore Maina after a Kenyan businesswoman linked to a money laundering scandal, claimed…

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After BBC Report on Jimmy Savile Abuse, UK paper won’t show Savile Photos

Last week, the BBC released the results of a three-year inquiry on deceased sexual abuser and former BBC host Jimmy…

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Student Newspaper Retracts Marco Rubio Bible Story, Admits ‘editorial mistakes’

The Daily Pennsylvanian, the "independent newspaper" for the University of Pennsylvania, apologized and retracted  a controversial transcript that claimed U.S. presidential candidate Marco Rubio criticized the…

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​Failed Al Jazeera America unpublishes article calling itself 1 of 6 ‘Hot Media Startups’

Al Jazeera America unpublished a satire article that joked about the news organization in light of its forthcoming April shutdown for…

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