Halifax Courier’s ‘I’m Dying’ Headline was Insensitive, Press Complaints Commission Finds
The UK Press Complaints Commission ruled against the Halifax Courier for being insensitive in its report on a man's "terminal"…
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Politico Adds Editor’s Note to Satire Column, MSNBC Corrects
News outlets including Mediaite, MSNBC, Gawker and the New York Times reported "as fact" from a "column that Politico intended…
Kansas City Star Policy Won’t Name ‘Redskins’ NFL Team, Labels it ‘Racial Epithet’
The Kansas City Star has a "longtime policy" against publishing the "name of Washington's NFL team: the Redskins," according to…
Pakistan Advocacy Group Training, Awarding Journalists for Gender Sensitive Reporting
White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan, a six-year-old advocacy group, announced in a press release sent to iMediaEthics Sept. 21 that it…
Globe & Mail ‘Should Not Have Published’ Article Promoting Writer’s Home for Sale
Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead reported Sept. 27 that the newspaper's "editors agreed" it was inappropriate for freelancer…
Italian Editor Alessandro Sallusti Sentenced to Jail for Libel over 2007 Article with Anonymous Byline
Italian editor Alessandro Sallusti was sentenced to 14 months in jail for a 2007 article "Italy's highest" court found to…
Libel Lawsuit over Eliot Spitzer’s Slate Article Dismissed
iMediaEthics wrote last year when former New York governor Eliot Spitzer was sued over an Aug. 2010 article for Slate.…
Daily Mail, Star Mag Apologize to Nicolas Cage for Wrong Claims
The Daily Mail apologized and paid Nicolas Cage "undisclosed damages" in a libel settlement over a September story claiming he…
BBC Apologizes after Accidentally Airing F-Word from ‘Not-for-Broadcast Audio’
BBC hosts Susanna Reid and Charlie Stayt apologized after what a BBC spokesperson described as a "not-for-broadcast audio containing an…
Fake Story about Ben Roesthlisberger Breaking Legs Circulates
A fake story claiming "Ben Roethlisberger has broken both of his legs in a traffic altercation," circulated this week, Deadspin…