BBC Makes Libel Payout for Panorama Documentary
The BBC is paying an undisclosed amount of money in a libel payment to Italian company the Marcucci Group after…
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Shirley Sherrod’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Andrew Breitbart OK’ed by Court
The Legal Times reported July 28 that Shirley Sherrod's lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart will not be dismissed. According to the Legal Times,…
Columbia Journalism Review Criticizes News Outlets for Not Having Correction Policies/Practices Published
Professor Justin D. Martin called out news outlets for having insufficient corrections policies or practices in a recent post for…
What Americans Really Want in the Debt Limit Controversy
John Boehner and Barack Obama (Credit: POLITICO, screenshot)As the world waits to see what Congress and the President will do about…
Trinity Mirror Phone Hacked? Will Review ‘Editorial Practices’ after Claims
Trinity Mirror PLC, which owns the Daily Mirror, People, the Daily Record and other newspapers in the UK, will review…
New Policy and Journalistic Standards at the Toronto Star
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English reported in early July that the Star has an updated policy manual. According to…
Seattle Weekly Writer Doesn’t Disclose His Article was on his Fiance
Seattle Weekly recently committed a "massive failure of disclosure" in its cover story by Wallowa County Chieftain editor and publisher Rick…
Richard Jewell Libel Lawsuit against Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dismissed
A libel lawsuit against the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for its stories linking Richard Jewell to the 1996 Olympic bombing has been…