by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2011
Louisiana TV Reporter Worked for Political Campaign?
A local TV news reporter quit his second job working for a political campaign after the news station learned of...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2011
BBC Trust Chairman Defends Self-Regulation
BBC Trust chairman Chris Patten defended independent regulation of the UK press at the UK Society of Editors' conference, the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2011
Were Articles Promoting California Water District Written by Fake Reporters?
The Los Angeles Times revealed Nov. 8 a case of what appears to be fake reporters publishing public relations-sponsored work...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2011
Irish Newspaper: Sorry we said you were in the IRA
The Sunday World apologized and paid "an undisclosed sum" to former IRA bomber Gerry Kelly after "wrongly" accusing him of...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2011
The Sun: Sorry we called you a pedophile
The UK Sun paid out money for fake claims last week, according to a separate Guardian report. The newspaper had wrongly...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2011
Libel Suit over Amazon Review
A self-publisher, Chris McGrath filed a libel lawsuit against Richard Dawkins, Vaughn Jones and Amazon over Jones' negative review of...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2011
South African Journalist on Anonymous Sources
The Times of South Africa's Joe Latakgomo weighed in on anonymous sources and whether they "tip-off versus rip-off" in a...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2011
James Murdoch Testifies to Parliament, Denies Blame for News Int’l Hacking
News Corp's James Murdoch appeared Nov. 10 before Parliament for a second questioning about accusations against News Corp's now-closed News...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2011
Utah Mayor Mike Winder Admits Using Fake Name to Write Positive Articles about his City
Utah's West Valley City mayor Mike Winder disclosed that he has been using a pseudonym - Richard Burwash - to...