by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2012
3 UK News Outlets Won’t Have to Give Police Footage
The BBC, Sky News and ITN News won't have to give the police unaired footage of a 2011 eviction, Journalism.co.uk...
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by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2012
Police Charge Rebekah Brooks in Investigation into UK Press
Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks has been charged in the UK police investigation into the press, Christian Science Monitor...
by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2012
Libel Reform Bill Proposed in UK: Calls for Protections for Peer-Reviewed Science Articles, Truth & Public Interest Defenses
A new libel reform bill is coming to the UK, according to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. The queen mentioned the...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2012
UK Atty General: Anonymous Tweeters Don’t have ‘Immunity’
UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve "warned" UK tweeters about potential libel cases over tweets, Agence France-Presse reported. Grieve noted that...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2012
Former PM Gordon Brown Denies Rebekah Brooks Leveson Claims
Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown issued a "strongly worded statement" denying former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks' statement at...
by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2012
OfCom Looking into ‘What’s the most offensive term to describe someone with learning difficulties’ Poll
UK broadcast regular OfCom is looking into a UK TV host's poll asking "what's the most offensive term to describe...
by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2012
Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks Testifies at Leveson Inquiry
Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks testified at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices May 11. Brooks was...
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2012
Charges against UK Spectator for Violating Court Order on Murder Trial Reporting
The UK "literary entertainment" magazine The Spectator has been charged by the police for "breaching reporting restrictions" over a November article...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2012
News Outlets Retract Fake Story that Dentist Pulled All Her Ex’s Teeth
MSNBC broke down a sensational hoax story that made it through the international media after apparently originating in the UK...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
100+ Complaints over UK Sun’s Headline Mocking Speech Impediment
The UK Sun's May 2 headline "Bwing on the Euwos" prompted "more than 100 complaints," Journalism.co.uk reported. The headline, which...