by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2011
Denver Post, Righthaven drop suit against Autistic Blogger
Righthaven has dropped one of its lawsuits alleging copyright infringement of a Denver Post photo, "amid hugely negatively publicity," according...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2011
News International CEO Rebekah Brooks Doesn’t Know If UK Newspaper Paid Police?
Rebekah Brooks, the CEO of News International, indicated in 2003 that the Sun, where she is a former editor, had...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2011
David Beckham ordered to pay legal costs for In Touch from Beckham’s libel lawsuit
David Beckham has to pay $272,000 to In Touch magazine's owner to compensate the company for its legal costs. Beckham...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2011
NPR Ombudsman On Being NPR’s Ombudsman
In an interview with Columbia Journalism Review, NPR's ombudsman Alicia Shepard commented on what it's like to have her job. ...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2011
A Sunny Side for TV News? NY anchor Ernie Anastos reports good news
Is the news a downer? New York's WNYW/ Ch. 5 TV news anchor Ernie Anastos reportedly tries to balance the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2011
WikiBoasts? Assange says WikiLeaks More Popular than AU PMs, More Accountable than Govts?
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange made his "first formal public appearance" since turning himself in to authorities last December in relation to rape...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2011
News of the World, News Int’l Apologizes to Some over Phone Hacking
In a statement, News International, which owns News of the World, announced that it has "decided to approach some civil...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2011
Turkish Journalists Creating Ethics News Site, Accused Murderer Claims Media Misled Him
Turkish journalists are still trying to activate the ethics code they created at a media ethics workshop this past year, the Turkish newspaper Today's...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2011
Politician who Plagiarized Doesn’t Want Investigation Results Published
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned as Germany's defense minister this year after being accused of plagiarizing his doctoral thesis, Deutsche-Welle reported. ...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2011
AP’s Labor Union: Don’t Share Stories on Social Media Sites
CNN reported that the News Media Guild is advising AP staffers against using social media sites to "promote their stories."...