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Irish Businessman Owning 22% of Independent News & Media Claims it’s Biased Against Him

Irish businessman Denis O'Brien sent a letter to Independent Newspapers claiming it has "one of the most concerted and biased…

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‘Pay-for-Media-Play’ Common in Chinese, Taiwanese Media, says NYT, Global Post, Taipei Times reports

The practice of paying Chinese media outlets for positive coverage was highlighted by the New York Times in an early…

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The Myth of Voter Volatility – Caused More by Polls than Voters

In a recent appearance on PBS’ The News Hour, David Brooks predicted that the election campaign this year would be…

Rhonda Roland Shearer

Training on Suicide Reporting for UK Sun after PCC Complaint

A December 2011 column by the BBC's Jeremy Clarkson for UK News Corp-owned The Sun prompted "a complaint from five…

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Celeb Chefs Call for Correction to NYT GhostWriter Claims, Under NYT’s Def of Ghostwriter Isn’t Every Researcher Ghostwriter?

The New York Times' public editor wrote last month about complaints over the New York Times' March 14 Dining section…

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Ignore Romney’s Low Favorability Ratings

Recently, the ABC News/Washington Post poll reported that Mitt Romney “has emerged from the Republican primary season with the weakest…

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Toronto Star Public Editor Questions Decision to Publish Reader-Submitted Rob Ford KFC Video

The Toronto Star published a reader-submitted video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford walking out of a KFC fast food restaurant.

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Leveson Inquiry: Sky News’ John Ryley Apologizes for ‘Misleading’ Statement Sky Never hacked, OfCom Announces Investigation

At the April 23 Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices, Sky News' head John Ryley commented on the recent…

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Antiguan Politician Calls for Apology & Retraction for Article he says is Libelous

An Antiguan Parliament member, Asot Michael, wants an apology and a retraction for what he says are libelous claims, the…

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Cincinnati Enquirer Apologizes for Photo with F-Word

Gannett-owned The Cincinnati Enquirer unintentionally publshed a photo that carried the F-word, Jim Romenesko blogged April 17. According to Romenesko,…

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