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Irish Broadcasting Authority Fines RTE € 200,000, RTE Calls Libel ‘1 of the Most Significant Errors’ in RTE History

Irish public broadcaster RTE's 2011 libel of Catholic priest Father Kevin Reynolds prompted a huge libel settlement, a noteworthy apology,…

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PR Company Apologizes for Soliciting Gifts, $ for CNN Freelancer’s Baby Shower, CNN says

Gawker published what appeared to be an invitation to exchange gifts for a CNN Espanol reporter's baby shower for coverage…

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Ellen Show Takes Down Video with ‘Not Correct or Current’ Claims about Mayor Cory Booker

The Ellen DeGeneres Show took a video segment embellishing claims about Newark, New Jersey mayor Cory Booker off its website,…

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100+ Complaints over UK Sun’s Headline Mocking Speech Impediment

The UK Sun's May 2 headline "Bwing on the Euwos" prompted "more than 100 complaints," Journalism.co.uk reported. The headline, which…

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Chicago Sun-Times Editor Calls Reporter’s Tweets ‘Offensive’

The Chicago Sun-Times editor Jim Kirk commented on "a series of offensive tweets about women" by the Sun-Times' Joe Cowley,…

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UK Police Want BBC Footage on Mark Duggan Death, but BBC Says it Won’t Give ‘Untransmitted Footage’ without Court Order

The BBC "withheld crucial Mark Duggan shooting footage," the UK Press Gazette reported. According to a Guardian report at the…

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Oops! Another Google News Error Suggests Angelina Jolie Charged with Terrorism in Bosnia

Last week, Google News paired a picture of actress Angelina Jolie with a group of stories on "terrorism charges" against…

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Malaysian Newspaper Apologizes, Retracts Story Reporting Wrong Quote, Politician May Sue for Libel

Malaysian newspaper The New Straits Times issued a substantial retraction and apology May 3 for a May 2 article headlined "Observer…

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India’s Press Council Chair: Regulation Necessary for Media, Sensationalism & Paid News Problems in India’s Media

India's Press Council chairman Markandey Katju called for a better regulation system for the country's media in an editorial in…

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Israel TV News Airs Hoax Story Claiming Israeli Girl Kidnapped at Disney, Retracts Story and Suspends Reporter

Israel's Channel 10 TV news aired a hoax story April 29, Israel's Media Watch's Yisrael Medad and Eli Pollak wrote…

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