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New York Times deletes Sept. 11 ‘planes took aim’ tweet

In a tweet about Wednesday's 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks, the New York Times wrote "airplanes took…

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Mail on Sunday claimed TV host was married with child, but he wasn’t

The Mail on Sunday reported that UK TV and radio host Adrian Chiles married and had a son with a…

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UK newspaper cropped photo wrong, showed wrong victim

Last year, a UK man named Paul Collinson was killed after a driver on the wrong side of the road…

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Guardian guidelines for profanity are ‘more liberal’

The Guardian admits it is "more liberal" about publishing profanity, but some readers are still concerned about the curse words…

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NZ News Outlet doesn’t have to publish anti-vaccine content

New Zealand's largest news site Stuff doesn't have to publish anti-vaccine content, the New Zealand Media Council said. The media…

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Plagiarism by Podcast?

Podcasts may be taking over, but alleged plagiarism by makers of podcasts, and how to handle it, is new territory.…

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Harvey Weinstein didn’t plead guilty, AP retracts

The Associated Press retracted a story after wrongly reporting former film producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges.…

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New Info for Reporting on Sikhism, Possibly 1st Sikh Religious Literacy Media Guide?

The UK press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation has published new guidance for reporting on Sikhs. Why? The guide…

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Why NPR uses the word Queer

Is it OK to use the word queer on air and in reporting? NPR's public editor office looked at that…

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BBC retracts vaccination illness story

The BBC published a story in June about a woman who claimed she was ill because she didn't get vaccines…

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