by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2012
Swedish Embassy, Guatemalan Journalists Dispute over Story
The Swedish Embassy in Guatemala claims that two Guatemalan TV journalists, Sylvia Gereda and Pedro Trujillo, libeled the Swedish government,...
Libel
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2012
Irish Broadcaster RTE Must be Transparent in Father Reynolds Libel Case, Sean Gallagher Fake Tweet
This past week, Sarah McInerney, a reporter for the Sunday Times of Ireland, contacted us for our thoughts on the high...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2012
Charlotte Church Can Sue over The People’s Fake Story She Drunkenly Proposed Marriage
A UK judge agreed that Charlotte Church can sue The People newspaper for libel over a fake story about her,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 15, 2012
Tanzanian Media Council Calls for Newspaper to Apologize for ‘False, Malicious & Defamatory’ Stories
The ethics committee for Tanzania's Media Council called on newspaper Dira ya Mtanzania to apologize for its "series of false,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2012
UK Supreme Court Maintains Daily Mirror Coverage of Joanna Yeates Murder in Contempt of Court
The UK Supreme Court rejected the appeal by the publisher of the Daily Mirror of last year's decision that the newspaper...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2012
Mirror Group Newspapers to Pay £75,000 for Libelous Claim man is Sex Offender
Mirror Group Newspapers must pay a man " £75,000 in damages" for The People's libelous claims in a September 2010...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2012
James O’Keefe Suing Current TV, Keith Olbermann for Defamation
James O'Keefe is suing Current Media, Keith Olbermann, and David Shuster for libel over a December 22, 2011 program that...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2012
Ecuador Prez Pardons Newspapers, Journalists in Libel Lawsuit
Since July, we have been following Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa's libel lawsuit against Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo and four of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2012
Mediaite Apologizes, Takes down Post that Wrongly Said Touré Defended Chris Brown
Mediaite apologized for incorrectly reporting that journalist Touré tweeted "defending Chris Brown." The original article, titled "Touré defends Chris Brown...