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Mauritius Newspaper Apologizes after Front-Page Pic of Murdered Woman Prompts Criticism

Mauritarian newspaper The Sunday Times ran front-page pictures of a murdered Irish teacher, Michaela McAreavey, the Irish Times reported.  The…

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Judge: Spokesman-Review Must ID Anonymous Commenter Accused of Libel

The Spokane Spokesman-Review must name its anonymous commenter, "Almostinnocentbystander" so that an Idaho woman can sue for defamation. iMediaEthics wrote last…

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Chicago Sun-Times Turns Off Comments on Obama Campaign Staff Member’s Death

The Chicago Sun-Times turned off comments and added an editor's note to an article about the death of an Obama…

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ESPN: Writer’s Lifting from Wikipedia ‘Journalistic Laziness’

ESPN called its entertainment writer Lynn Hoppes' taking content from Wikipedia for stories "an example of journalistic laziness" and "short…

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Hey NYDaily News! How is Suri Cruise Crying about Puppy a Front-Page News Story?

The New York Daily News devoted its entire June 16 Page 3 to a story about, and photos of, Tom…

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Evening Standard Defends against Error Complaint to PCC, but Adds Clarification to $5 Tap Water Article

The London Evening Standard clarified an article after a restaurant complained that the article said it made customers pay for…

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NBC’s Today Uses Footage of Wrong Football Player in Michael Vick Segment

NBC's Today show used footage of National Football League player Jerrod Johnson during its July 17 report on and interview…

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France’s TF1 Airs Leaked Tapes of Toulouse Shooter, Broadcast Group Says it’s ‘Shocked’

France's TF1 defended airing "a leaked recording of conversations between police and Mohamed Merah" despite criticism from the lawyers of…

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Indian TV News Defends Recording, Publishing Video of Sexual Attack on Teenager

An Indian TV reporter videotaped a teenager being beaten, stripped and sexually attacked, and his station later aired some of…

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NewsDiffs to Record Changes to Stories on NYT, CNN, Politico, BBC

A new website will record changes to The New York Times, CNN, BBC and POLITICO's websites, The Times' public editor…

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