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Elton John Gets Libel Damages over Dog attack Story

The Sun on Sunday claimed Elton John and his husband David Furnish's dog attacked a young girl and gave her…

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Corrections: Burt Reynolds’ Will, $225 Health Initiative?

iMediaEthics' latest correction roundup includes errors about Burt Reynolds' will, Brett Kavanaugh's friend and a health initiative. 1. Fox News…

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New York Review of Books Editor Out after Jian Ghomeshi article

New York Review of Books editor Ian Buruma is out at the magazine, the New York Times reported. However, "it…

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Anchor’s Brett Kavanaugh Facebook post ‘does not represent the views’ of CBS-affiliate

Kris Long, the news anchor for a California CBS affiliate KESQ (Local 2), apologized after writing a Facebook post about…

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Grabien News retracts, misidentified Brett Kavanaugh accuser in professor reviews

The website Grabien News claimed student reviews "savage" Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett…

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New York Times photo caption mixes up Angela Bassett and Omarosa Manigault Newman

A New York Times' photo caption misidentified actress Angela Bassett as former Trump administration aide Omarosa Manigault Newman. The error…

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Former mayor complains after news outlet says she was dead

A local UK news outlet, HemelToday.co.uk, claimed that Gillian Chapman, the former mayor of the Borough of Dacorum, had died…

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Australian Broadcaster Claimed Family Responsible for Deaths in Floods

Australian broadcaster Alan Jones and two Macquarie Media-owned radio stations,  2GB and 4BC, must pay nearly Australian $4 million (almost…

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NPR will ask Trump Administration Officials if They Signed Non-Disclosure Agreements

NPR staff will now ask interviewees who are or were affiliated with the Trump administration if they signed a non-disclosure…

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OK to Quote from Reader E-mail, Not Invasion, Media Council Says

It was OK to publish quotes from an e-mail from a reader to a journalist since the writer didn't indicate…

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