by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2011
LATimes Defends against Claims of Wiretapping
Los Angeles attorney Robert B. Silverman has accused Los Angeles Times writer Michael Hiltzik of illegally taping their phone call,...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2011
Linking to Libel Not the Same as Publishing Libel, Canada’s Supreme Court Says
Canada's Supreme Court decided that linking to "defamatory material" isn't defamation, CBC reported. . As CBC explained, the decision was...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2011
Scottish Newspaper Apologizes for Publishing Fake Rape Story, but no Correction?
Scottish newspaper the Evening Times apologized after reporting an unsubstantiated story of a woman's rape, Regret the Error's Craig Silverman...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
Channel 10 TV News Unpublishes, Apologizes for Plagiarizing Providence Journal
Media General-owned NBC-affiliate WJAR Channel 10 apologized for plagiarizing from the Providence Journal, Go Local Prov reported. Channel 10 is...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
European Commission wants BBC to Apologize for Calling Spokesperson an ‘Idiot’
Political commentator Peter Oborne and BBC host Jeremy Paxman both called European Commission spokesperson Amadeu Altafaj Tardio an "idiot" on...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
Editor & Publisher on Media Reporting of Big Crime Cases
Editor & Publisher published an essay by Rutgers journalism professor Allan Wolper criticizing the mainstream media for its heavy reporting...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
CNN Doesn’t Want its Footage in Romney Ad
CNN called for Mitt Romney to remove its Oct. 19 advertisement featuring footage from a CNN-hosted GOP debate, Yahoo News...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
Libel reform Call
As iMediaEthics has written, the UK has been reviewing and working on reforms to its libel law. According to the BBC,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2011
NPR Freelance Host Fired for role in Occupy D.C. Protest
Freelance radio host Lisa Simeone was fired for her involvement with an Occupy D.C. protest in Washington, D.C., the Associated...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2011
News Outlets Publish Graphic Gadhafi Death Photo
The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters all decided to put photos of Muammar Gaddafi's death on their wires, Poynter's...