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UK Music Mag NME Apologizes to Morrissey for Suggesting Racism, Morrissey’s Libel Lawsuit in Court Next MonthUK Music Mag NME Apologizes to Morrissey for Suggesting Racism, Morrissey’s Libel Lawsuit in Court Next Month

UK Music Mag NME Apologizes to Morrissey for Suggesting Racism, Morrissey’s Libel Lawsuit in Court Next Month

UK  music news magazine NME (New Musical Express) apologized June 12 for an article about singer Morrissey that led to…

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Toronto Star Public Editor on the word ‘Queer’Toronto Star Public Editor on the word ‘Queer’

Toronto Star Public Editor on the word ‘Queer’

Toronto Star public editor Kathy English asked readers if "queer" is considered "an offensive word when used as a collective…

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Globe & Mail Defends Photo of Syrian Boy from Photoshop QuestionsGlobe & Mail Defends Photo of Syrian Boy from Photoshop Questions

Globe & Mail Defends Photo of Syrian Boy from Photoshop Questions

The Globe and Mail defended a June 6 front-page photo's authenticity in a recent story by the newspaper's public editor…

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Charlotte TV News Retracts, Corrects, Apologizes Claims High School Student Intentionally Flashed CameraCharlotte TV News Retracts, Corrects, Apologizes Claims High School Student Intentionally Flashed Camera

Charlotte TV News Retracts, Corrects, Apologizes Claims High School Student Intentionally Flashed Camera

Charlotte NC's WSOC-TV 9 issued a correction, retraction and apology for mis-reporting that a high school student at the Lake…

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UK Reform Bill Also Guides on Libelous Anonymous CommentsUK Reform Bill Also Guides on Libelous Anonymous Comments

UK Reform Bill Also Guides on Libelous Anonymous Comments

The UK government announced a call to require online sites to provide the identity of anonymous commenters writing information accused…

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Fake Photo Photoshops Sharks in Flooded Canadian Subway StopFake Photo Photoshops Sharks in Flooded Canadian Subway Stop

Fake Photo Photoshops Sharks in Flooded Canadian Subway Stop

Fake photos of shark swimming in floodwaters at the bottom of escalators are circulating on social media, Discovery News reported.…

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Phone Hacking Lawyer Gets Libel Settlement from UK PolicePhone Hacking Lawyer Gets Libel Settlement from UK Police

Phone Hacking Lawyer Gets Libel Settlement from UK Police

The UK police are paying lawyer Mark Lewis a £230,000 libel settlement after the police "implied he lied to" a…

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WPIX, NYDaily News Post Fake Video of Alleged Drake-Chris Brown FightWPIX, NYDaily News Post Fake Video of Alleged Drake-Chris Brown Fight

WPIX, NYDaily News Post Fake Video of Alleged Drake-Chris Brown Fight

The New York Daily News and New York TV news WPIX-11 published fake videos purporting to be of the alleged…

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BBC Defends Euro2012 Documentary Criticized for Bias, SensationalismBBC Defends Euro2012 Documentary Criticized for Bias, Sensationalism

BBC Defends Euro2012 Documentary Criticized for Bias, Sensationalism

Ukraine's UK ambassador Volodymyr Khandogiy called a BBC program on Ukraine "biased and unfair," the Guardian reported. The program, Panorama, aire

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UK Supreme Court Dismisses Julian Assange Extradition AppealUK Supreme Court Dismisses Julian Assange Extradition Appeal

UK Supreme Court Dismisses Julian Assange Extradition Appeal

Julian Assange will be extradited to Sweden for questioning, CNN reported.  As we wrote earlier this week, Assange appealed a…

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