Italian State TV Aired Old Footage of Another Cruise Ship in its Concordia Coverage
Italian state TV news outlet Rai wrongly aired 2010 footage as if it were from the cruise ship Costa Concordia,…
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New Code of Ethics in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has a new "code of ethics for newscasting websites," Sri Lankan news site the Daily News reported. It…
Plagiarism Discussion on Salon
Salon questioned "What is plagiarism" in a "panel debate" that included Harvard Law School professor Jonathan Zittrain, Southern Methodist University…
UK Atty General Not Charging Sky News with Contempt over Injunction
We wrote in November when UK attorney general Dominic Grieve began "proceedings for possible contempt of court" charges against the…
India’s Vice President: Watchdog Journalism ‘Should be the Rule’
India's vice president Hamid Ansari said at a New Delhi journalism awards ceremony that watchdog journalism “should be the rule…
3 UK Celeb Mags on Photos they Won’t Print
The UK Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices also has examined photojournalism and photography standards. Hello! magazine editor Rosie…
“World Exclusive” Beyonce Interview Fake, Reps say
UK magazine Star published a "world exclusive" interview with Beyonce Jan. 17, but Beyonce's representatives are calling it a "fake,"…
Hungarian Weekly Accuses Country’s President of Plagiarism
Hungarian weekly magazine HVG.hu accused Hungarian president Pal Schmitt of plagiarism in his doctoral thesis, according to AFP. Schmitt rejected…
Actress Evan Rachel Wood: ‘Doesn’t Anyone Fact Check Anymore?’
Actress Evan Rachel Wood took to Twitter Jan. 17 to ask "Doesn't anyone fact check anymore?" after a Yahoo blog…
Globe and Mail Gets Public Editor
Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail announced that it has "appointed its first public editor," Sylvia Stead, according to J-Source. …