by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2011
ITV News censured by UK regulator for taking police officer quote out of context
A UK news station has been censured by industry regulator Ofcom after being found guilty of quoting a police officer...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2011
David Beckham’s Libel Suit Against In Touch Dismissed
As iMediaEthics has previously reported, soccer player David Beckham filed a $25 million lawsuit against In Touch and its parent...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 11, 2011
UK PCC Rules Publication of Civil Servant’s Public Tweets OK
The UK Press Complaints Commission backed two newspapers' decisions to publish public tweets from a public Twitter account, Journalism.co.uk reported....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2011
UK Lawmaker Drops Bill to Imprison Media for Naming Suspects
UK lawmaker Anna Soubry withdrew her proposed bill to ban the media from publishing the names of suspects after being told...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2011
Will NYT, Guardian Editors Still Back Assange If Wikileaks Sues For Libel?
The New York Times' executive editor Bill Keller and The Guardian's editor Alan Rusbridger both commented during a Columbia University...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2011
UK Supreme Court OK’s Live Tweeting
The UK Supreme Court will permit live tweeting during court sessions, The Guardian reported. "Supreme court justices are 'content' for...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2011
Lawsuit over Sexist Comments at Sky News? Andy Gray, Richard Keys out
In January, two sports hosts left Sky Sports (the "brand name" for "sports-oriented television channels" run by Sky Broadcasting) because...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2011
TripAdvisor Accused of 27,000 Defamatory Reviews?
A travel reviewer complained about a hotel experience on TripAdvisor. Problem is, he never stayed in the hotel, it's reported,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2011
“WikiLeaks Hacktivists Declare War on the UK” after arrests
The hacktivists group "Anonymous" has "declared war on the British Government following the arrest of five people in the UK,"...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2011
Doctor Not Guilty of Sexual Assault Charges, UK Daily Mail Apologizes
The Daily Mail issued an apology to Dr. Narendra Sharma Jan. 26 for reporting that he was accused of sexual...