News outlets liable for comments on their Facebook pages, Australian judge rules
If someone posts a defamatory comment on a news outlet's Facebook page, then the news outlet is still responsible? That's…
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Straitjacket cartoon inappropriate, Toronto Star public editor says
The Toronto Star published a cartoon depicting politician Lisa MacLeod in a straitjacket. That was inappropriate, Toronto Star Kathy English…
Corrections: Cardi B ‘Okurrr’, Millions or billions, What’s Rajah
iMediaEthics' latest corrections roundup includes an NPR error about Cardi B, a New York Times number goof, a Hong Kong…
Heather Mills gets phone hacking settlement
News Group Newspapers, the publisher of the now-defunct News of the World, recently settled a phone hacking claim from Heather…
Column Critical of Transgender Children Misled Readers
The Australian Daily Telegraph misled readers with a column critical of children transitioning gender. The Sept. 2017 column, "What madness…
Canadian cartoonist loses gig after Trump migrants cartoon
Canadian newspaper chain Brunswick News cut ties with cartoonist Michael de Adder. The announcement came after his cartoon depicting Pres.…
The New Republic deletes ‘inappropriate’ article on Pete Buttigieg
The New Republic unpublished an article about Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and a Democratic presidential candidate,…
OK for newspaper to publish pics inside woman’s house & call it ‘shocking home from hell’
It wasn't an invasion of privacy for a UK newspaper to publish photos of the inside of a house that…
Why Guardian’s story on Alabama abortion law focused on race
The Guardian made a point to highlight that the Republicans who voted to ban abortion in Alabama were "all white…
Bad page layout suggested governor stole $99 million, Kenyan paper apologizes
Kenya's Sunday Nation suggested Kenyan governor Anne Waiguru was involved with the theft of 10 billion Kenyan shillings (about $99…