by Sydney Smith on Jun 21, 2011
NY Court: Website Publishers Not Responsible for Defamatory Comments
A New York court ruled that website publishers are protected from defamation lawsuits if they "add material to defamatory posts...
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by Corinne Segal on Jun 21, 2011
Why did Washington Times unpublish blog post attack of Weiner Wife Huma Abedin?
The Washington Times removed a June 12 column by conservative blogger Eliana Benador, in which Benador alleged that Rep. Anthony Weiner...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 21, 2011
Washington Post changes “Bachmann assumes position” headline
The Washington Post has changed the headline of a June 14 story on the GOP presidential debate titled "Bachmann Assumes...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 21, 2011
Eric Bolling apologizes for “disrespectful” language
Fox Business Network's Eric Bolling apologized June 13 for using “disrespectful” language in a segment about President Barack Obama’s meeting...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 21, 2011
CNN, NBC, FOX cut away from Pelosi’s non-Weiner remarks
After Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi declined to comment on Rep. Anthony Weiner at a weekly press meeting on...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Judge Rules: Righthaven Doesn’t Have Right to Sue Bloggers,
U.S. judge Roger Hunt issued a ruling last week that copyright enforcement company Righthaven "never had the right to sue...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
BBC to Apologize for Documentary, May Have Contained Fake Footage
The BBC Trust's Editorial Standards Committee looked into a 2008 BBC documentary, concluded it contained fake footage and has called...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Associated Press: Libya in “Civil War”
The Huffington Post's Michael Calderone reported that the Associated Press has now decided to refer to the "situation in Libya"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Newt Gingrich Calls for Apology from NBC News
Newt Gingrich has called for NBC News to apologize for its anonymously sourced report that Gingrich's wife is "to blame"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Two Journalisms?
The Guardian's Roy Greenslade highlighted a recent article by Brian Cathcart for Index on Censorship, in which Cathcart identifies "the existence...