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Student Newspaper Wrongly Names City Councilor Registered Sex Offender, Gets Sued for Libel

A college newspaper is again the subject of a libel lawsuit. The Oswegon

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Jane Goodall is Sorry for Monkeying Around Proper Attribution in New Book

Chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall apologized after the Washington Post discovered that her forthcoming book, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder…

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Neanderthal Clone Baby Story Disappears on UK Metro, Unpublishing suspected

The UK Metro has unpublished a Jan. 21 article containing a fake quote about the possibility of a Neanderthal clone…

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Front-Page Photo Featuring Teen Skater’s Crotch was ‘Unfortunate,’ says Globe and Mail

Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead joined "many readers" in complaining about the newspaper's March 18 front page photo…

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Wait, Wash Post Now Says ‘Plus-Size’ Swedish Mannequins NOT Hoax, Corrects Error

The Washington Post's Delia Lloyd thought full-figured Swedish mannequins were a hoax. But the mannequins are real, and the Washington…

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MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, WTRF Name Teen Rape Victim from Steubenville, Ohio

At least four U.S. media outlets named a 16-year-old rape victim this week. MSNBC, Fox News, CBS-affiliate WTRF and CNN…

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Americans want White House tours despite Trillions of budget cuts? Yes, The Hill’s new poll says

A recent article from "Congressional news site" The Hill claims that voters are more likely to trust the Democratic Party…

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Current Editor of UK Sunday People Newspaper Arrested in Phone Hacking Scandal

Four journalists from the Trinity Mirror newspaper company were arrested in the UK last week and accused of phone hacking. "The…

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We Were ‘Wrong’ about Qatar Dream Football League, says Times of London

The Times of London admitted in its March 18 edition that its "exclusive" story that there was going to be…

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Russian Minister of Communications: ‘Journalism doesn’t have any mission, journalism is business’

Ethics in journalism took another blow in Russia last month when the country's Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media,…

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