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UK Observer Unpublishes ‘Secret European Deals’ Story, ‘Concerns raised’ about source

The UK Observer unpublished a story claiming there were "secret European deals to hand over private data to America." The…

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Should Abortion be legal in most cases? CNN & Quinnipiac Polls differ by 44-point swing, question wording matters.

The issue of abortion has been around so long, you might think that people’s opinions are firmly set by now.…

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Reporter ‘Disciplined’: Interviewed Pastor for DOMA story Without Disclosing PR Work for Her Church

Las Vegas CBS-affiliate KLAS said it will "discipline" reporter Sharie Harvin after she reported on her church, for which she…

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CNN Shows George Zimmerman’s Social Security Number in Live Trial Footage

CNN showed George Zimmerman's Social Security number during its live coverage of the trial against him in the killing of…

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India News Express Reporter Fired for Sitting on Flood Victim’s Shoulders in TV Segment

India's News Express fired its reporter Narayan Pargaien for "sitting on the shoulder of a man while reporting in Uttarakhand…

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Digital Manipulation of News Images? Survey Asks Photojournalists About Their Boundaries In Survey

Texas's Midwestern State University  is conducting a survey to see what people think about ongoing photojournalism ethics issues. The survey…

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Canada’s La Presse Hoaxed by Fake Bill Murray Twitter

Montreal newspaper La Presse was hoaxed by a fake Twitter account for actor Bill Murray. In a June 23 post,…

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Sorry for Saying David Lloyd had Personal Problems, Says BBC, Andrew Castle

BBC host Andrew Castle agreed to pay and publicly apologize for saying earlier this month that a tennis athlete, David…

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Biscuit Coma Story: Globe & Mail, Sun, Daily Mail, Examiner Also Hoaxed

Satire site RockCitytimes published a phony story claiming that food writer Kevin Shalin lapsed into a coma because he ate…

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Andrew Ross Sorkin Says Arrest Glenn Greenwald Comment ‘Overstepped’

Andrew Ross Sorkin, a columnist for the New York Times and co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box, apologized for his "hyperbole"…

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