New Press Regulator in England to get $5.5 million funding from Max Mosley’s Trust
UK print regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) may soon have some competition. The Independent Monitor for the Press…
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Local UK paper IDs ‘Caped Crusader’ on ‘Circumstantial Evidence,’ ‘Serious Failure’ of Accuracy, says IPSO, UK regulator
Who was that masked man? A local UK newspaper thought it knew, but unleashed the UK regulator when it identified…
“I live in ‘terrorist house'” article unpublished by Guardian, under investigation by reader’s editor
The Guardian is reviewing an article that reported police investigated a young British Muslim boy after he wrote that he lived in a "terrorist…
Associated Press Retracts: Steamship Car Ferry S.S. Badger not National Historic Landmark
A steamship car ferry, the S.S. Badger, is not a national landmark, at least not yet, but the Associated Press…
David Bowie didn’t play Curry House before Death
David Bowie's last gig before his death was not at a curry house. A satire site, the Suffolk Gazette, published…
Kenyan Newspaper Fires Writer for Editorial Critical of President
Kenyan newspaper The Nation fired writer Denis Galava more than two weeks after his editorial critical of Kenya's president was published.…
8th Annual Dubious Polling Awards: 2015’s Worst in Media Polling
Editor's note: Every January, iMediaEthics' polling director David Moore assembles the top ten "Dubious Polling Awards" for iMediaEthics. The tongue-in-cheek…
Univision turned down El Chapo’s Prior Approval Requirement in 2013
Sean Penn wasn't the only person who had the chance to interview El Chapo. Univision's Gerardo Reyes, director of Univision's…
Plagiarism in 3 Washington Post articles, 8 Paragraphs didn’t credit Government Executive
Three Washington Post articles by staffer Lisa Rein plagiarized from government news website Government Executive, the Post's Erik Wemple reported. Government…
Mail Columnist Katie Hopkins’ tweet accuses Guardian Columnist of Vandalizing War Memorial, Sued for libel
Fresh off controversy for comparing migrants to cockroaches, Mail Online columnist Katie Hopkins is now facing a libel lawsuit for accusing Guardian writer Jack…