Sports News Site: Fact Check Tweets Before Publishing Stories
Richard Greco suggested in a post on Philadelphia sports news site GCobb.com that journalists shouldn't automatically assume tweets are fact-checked…
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Miss Piggy Criticizes Fox News
Miss Piggy, star of the movie The Muppets, has responded to Fox Business' Eric Bolling's criticism of the 2011 Muppets movie, Media…
Advertising Watchdog on Claims TripAdvisor Published Fake Reviews
In February 2011, we wrote about claims made by "online reputation services" company KwikChex that TripAdvisor was hosting 27,000 defamatory…
3 Anonymous Sources to be named for Australian Defamation Suit
An Australian Supreme Court called for three journalists from Australia's The Age newspaper to identify three anonymous sources in order…
The Sun Retracts Claim about Soccer Manager
The UK Sun retracted a Jan. 30 story claiming that a soccer sports manager texted his team "to prepare for…
NYT Criticizes Reporters without Borders Annual Press Freedom Ranking of US below Hungary for Occupy Wall Street Arrests
Nonprofit advocacy group Reporters without Borders released its latest Press Freedom Index on Jan. 25. This is the "10th annual"…
Center for International Media Ethics Announces EthiContest Winner
The Center for International Media Ethics announced the winner of its Ethicontest 2011 in late January. The center identifies itself…
El Universo’s Appeal of July Libel Verdict Delayed
As we wrote in July 2011, Ecuador's president Rafael Correa successfully sued four journalists from El Universo over its February…
PCC Chairman Suggests Changes to UK Media Regulation at Leveson Hearing
The Press Complaints Commission's chairman Lord Hunt proposed a "totally new" regulation system and a "fresh start" at the Jan.…
Malaysia’s Journalists Union Proposes ‘Fair Reporting Pledge’
Malaysia's National Union of Journalists proposed a "fair reporting pledge" for its members, Malaysian news site Malaysia Kini reported.