by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2012
Guardian explains How It Fact Checked Leaked Assad e-mails
The Guardian explained in a March 14 post how it verified the "cache of 3,000 emails" from Syria's leader Bashar...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2012
Myanmar Media Conference Discusses Ethics, New Media Law
Myanmar's Ministry of Information and UNESCO co-organized a two-day conference earlier this week, Asian news site Asian Correspondent reported. According...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2012
Canadian Child Rape-Murder Case Prompts Ethical Questions of Crime Reporting
Readers questioned the Toronto Star's detailed coverage of the murder of 8-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford, Toronto Star public editor Kathy...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2012
News Sites Unpublish Story About Malia Obama’s Spring Break Trip at White House Request for Privacy, Security
News sites have taken down stories about 13-year-old Malia Obama, one of U.S. President Barack Obama's daughters, Mediaite reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2012
Mexican Journalist Anabel Hernandez Sued for Libel over El Chapo book
Former Mexican attorney general Jorge Carpizo is suing journalist Anabel Hernandez and Random House Mondadori, which published her book The...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2012
DePauw College Newspaper Defends Coverage of Class on Arrested Student
DePauw University student newspaper The DePauw published an opinion piece by Chase Hall defending the newspaper's report on a university...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2012
Canadian Broadcast Regulator Rules on Airing Dying Police Officer’s Words
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) ruled that Canadian TV stations like Global Toronto and CTV Toronto didn't "violate the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2012
UK Times Clarifies: Picture with Alcohol Abuse Story Not of Women with Alcohol Abuse, Pic From ‘Several Years Ago in a Public Place’
The Sunday Times donated money to charity and published a clarification after a Press Complaints Commission complaint that the newspaper...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2012
3 UK News Outlets Appealing Police Court Order for Footage
The BBC, ITN and Sky News are appealing a court order to give the police their footage of "the first...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2012
News of the World Publisher Apologizes to Steve McFadden after Libel Lawsuit
News of the World's publisher, News Group Newspapers, apologized and paid damages to actor Steve McFadden for a Nov. 2010...