Obamas Photoshopped into Apes, Belgian newspaper apologizes for ‘tasteless joke’
Belgian newspaper De Morgen apologized for doctoring photos to show Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The photos were published…
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Journalism ethics in local reporting, Indiana Univ. of Penn. Symposium
What are the ethical challenges in local news reporting? Indiana University of Pennsylvania is hosting a journalism ethics symposium March…
Did NJ Police Charge Dead Man with Heroin Possession?
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Gov. Cuomo ‘doesn’t really have friends,’ says Anonymous NYT Source, Public Editor starts AnonyWatch
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Malaysia 370 is like ABC’s Lost? Omaha’s KETV apologizes for comparison
Omaha ABC-affiliate KETV apologized for its insensitivity in comparing the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 to ABC series Lost, Entertainment…
Did BBC Put Unwitting Students at Risk in North Korea? Apologizes for Undercover Report
What were BBC editors and producers thinking when put college students at risk in North Korea? BBC has since apologized.…
No link of hooliganism and Hillsborough’s 96 Dead, UK paper apologizes to Victims’ families, readers
The UK Reading Chronicle apologized this week for an article linking hooligans to the 1989 Hillsborough stadium." Hillsborough was the…
‘Article calls Ann Rule liar,’ Seattle judge rules protected free speech
Seattle Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen dismissed true-crime author Ann Rule's libel lawsuit, ruling that an article in the Seattle…
Do White House reporters give questions in advance? AZ reporter Catherine Anaya said so, then retracts
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No DNA Ties Michael Skakel To Murder, Nancy Grace Sued
Michael Skakel, the nephew of Ethel Kennedy, is suing Nancy Grace for libel after the television journalist wrongly stated there…