Connecticut Newspaper Apologizes for Fabrication, Fires Reporter
Connecticut's New Canaan News fired reporter Paresh Jha for making up "quotations and sources" and apologized for the "gross violation…
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Fake Ottawa Citizen Retraction, Phony NYT Press Releases Circulate
At least three fake press releases, including one that was a fake retraction of an Ottawa Citizen article about artist…
NYDaily News, WPIX Take Down Fake Drake-Chris Brown Video
We wrote earlier this month about the New York Daily News and WPIX being hoaxed by a fake video claiming…
Fiji TV Announces Commitment to Ethics
Fiji TV announced a commitment to media ethics and to make its work more ethical, according to a Pacific Media…
Student Wins Libel Case against Daily Mail, Evening Standard
Luke Cooper won his libel lawsuit against the Daily Mail and Evening Standard.
Conflicting Polls on Obama, Romney Election Standings – Bloomberg versus Associated Press
On June 20, Bloomberg released a new poll showing President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points, 53% to…
Scottish Sun Apologizes for ID’ing Children
The Scottish Sun apologized after unnecessarily identifying children in an April 29 story critical of their father, the PCC reported.…
Ghana Journalists Advised to Follow Ethics, Avoid Checkbook Journalism
Journalists attending a "Guidelines for Political Journalism" workshop were advised on reporting "truthful, unbiased information" on politics and to carefully…
Evening Standard, Daily Mail Sued for Libel, Journalist Defends against Fake Quote Claims
The Evening Standard and Daily Mail are being sued for libel by Sussex University PhD student Luke Cooper over 2010 reports…
POLITICO Suspends Reporter for Mitt Romney Comments
POLITICO's Joe Williams was suspended June 22 for comments about Mitt Romney. Williams' POLITICO bio identifies him as the "White…