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Welsh Newspaper IDs Rape Victim with Story, PCC Rules
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Welsh Newspaper IDs Rape Victim with Story, PCC Rules
By: Sydney Smith
June 13, 2013 05:00 AM EST
In its reporting on a trial, the South Wales Argus provided enough information to identify a rape victim, the Press Complaints Commission decided. The Argus' story provided the victim's age, nationality and the...
Why 2 Canadian Newspapers Blocked Comments on Mayor Rob Ford's Crack Video Stories
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Why 2 Canadian Newspapers Blocked Comments on Mayor Rob Ford's Crack Video Stories
By: Sydney Smith
June 08, 2013 05:00 AM EST
Two Canadian newspapers decided against letting readers comment on its news stories about the alleged video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack. As iMediaEthics has written, gossip website Gawker and the Toronto...
Is Video 'Gone?' Gawker Will Wait a Month to Find Owners of Alleged Rob Ford Video before Giving $ to Charity
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Is Video 'Gone?' Gawker Will Wait a Month to Find Owners of Alleged Rob Ford Video before Giving $ to Charity
By: Sydney Smith
June 06, 2013 05:00 AM EST
Gawker editor John Cook is willing to wait a month for the owners of the alleged Rob Ford crack video to turn up with the video in exchange for the $200,000 that Gawker's crowd-sourcing campaign raised. As...
BBC gets 77 complaints over 'Of Muslim Appearance' Woolwich Attack Quote
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BBC gets 77 complaints over 'Of Muslim Appearance' Woolwich Attack Quote
By: Sydney Smith
June 04, 2013 05:00 AM EST
BBC News' Nick Robinson regretted quoting an unnamed source that the police thought Lee Ribgy's attackers were "of Muslim appearance."  Robinson, the BBC News' political editor, apologized in a...
Graphic Video of UK Soldier Rigby's Attackers, 94 Complaints to PCC, 40+ to the Guardian
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Graphic Video of UK Soldier Rigby's Attackers, 94 Complaints to PCC, 40+ to the Guardian
By: Sydney Smith
June 03, 2013 05:00 AM EST
British news outlets including ITV and the Guardian published video of what happened after last week's fatal attack on soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich. The video showed one of Rigby's alleged killers holding a bloody...
Toronto Star 'Went Overboard' Describing Rob Ford Video Owners as Somali, Public Editor Says
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Toronto Star 'Went Overboard' Describing Rob Ford Video Owners as Somali, Public Editor Says
By: Sydney Smith
June 01, 2013 05:00 AM EST
In the Toronto Star's report about the alleged video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack that was offered at a price to the Star and Gawker, the Star described the people selling the video as Somali "11 times in...
The Inquisitr, Daily Mail Admit Roger Moore Quotes Fake
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The Inquisitr, Daily Mail Admit Roger Moore Quotes Fake
By: Sydney Smith
May 31, 2013 05:00 AM EST
News site The Inquisitr joined the Daily Mail in publishing a retraction to admit that it published quotes from a fake interview with former James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore. As iMediaEthics wrote back in January, the UK...
Gawker is Trying to Track Down Owners of Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video
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Gawker is Trying to Track Down Owners of Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video
By: Sydney Smith
May 28, 2013 04:30 PM EST
Almost a full day after Gawker's Indiegogo fundraising campaign to buy a video that allegedly shows Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack hit the $200,000 mark, the New York-based gossip blog's John Cook finally...
Taiwan Journalist Charged by Police over Fake News, Restaurant Owner didn't call Filipinos 'Dogs'
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Taiwan Journalist Charged by Police over Fake News, Restaurant Owner didn't call Filipinos 'Dogs'
By: Sydney Smith
May 28, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Taiwan newspaper Lih Pao fired a reporter for making up a story claiming a "diner owner" wouldn't "sell boxed lunches to two men after discovering that they were Filipinos," Agence France Presse...
Where's the Video? Donors Gave $200K to Gawker's Crackstarter Campaign to Buy Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video
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Where's the Video? Donors Gave $200K to Gawker's Crackstarter Campaign to Buy Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video
By: Sydney Smith
May 27, 2013 04:51 PM EST
With 11 hours to go, Gawker has hit its $200,000 goal to raise money to buy a video that allegedly shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack. But is Gawker donating the $200K to charity if they don't come up with the...
Al Jazeera Unpublishes 'Last of the Semites' Op-Ed, Admits It 'should have handled this better'
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Al Jazeera Unpublishes 'Last of the Semites' Op-Ed, Admits It 'should have handled this better'
By: Sydney Smith
May 24, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Al Jazeera unpublished an op-ed column by Joseph Massad titled "Last of the Semites" after deciding the content was questionable and also "similar in argument" to Massad's previously published work,...
'Transgender Issues' after Apparent Suicide of Teacher Lucy Meadows, PCC to Advise Media
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'Transgender Issues' after Apparent Suicide of Teacher Lucy Meadows, PCC to Advise Media
By: Sydney Smith
May 20, 2013 05:00 AM EST
The UK Press Complaints Commission announced last week that it is working on new guidance related to "transgender issues." In creating this guidance, the PCC said it plans to "consult with representatives...
Did Egyptian Newspaper Publish Fake Interview with Hosni Mubarak? Lawyer Says 'Whole Interview is a Lie'
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Did Egyptian Newspaper Publish Fake Interview with Hosni Mubarak? Lawyer Says 'Whole Interview is a Lie'
By: Sydney Smith
May 13, 2013 11:40 AM EST
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's lawyer accused newspaper al-Watan of publishing a fake interview with Mubarak. Al-Watan reporter Mohammad Al Shaikh claims he talked to Mubarak recently, and that Mubarak...
Kate Middleton Topless Pics Photographer Could go to Jail
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Kate Middleton Topless Pics Photographer Could go to Jail
By: Sydney Smith
April 27, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Last year, French magazine Closer published topless pictures of Kate Middleton (aka the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William's wife) sunbathing on a terrace of a house during a vacation.  Middleton and her...
Philippines Newspaper Hoaxed by Fake Photo of Time Magazine, Says Sorry for Front-Page 'Mistake'
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Philippines Newspaper Hoaxed by Fake Photo of Time Magazine, Says Sorry for Front-Page 'Mistake'
By: Sydney Smith
April 25, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Is Daily Mirror Pretending It wasn't Hoaxed by Virgin Atlantic Glass-Bottomed Plane April Fools Prank?
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Is Daily Mirror Pretending It wasn't Hoaxed by Virgin Atlantic Glass-Bottomed Plane April Fools Prank?
By: Sydney Smith
April 09, 2013 02:00 PM EST
Was the UK Daily Mirror hoaxed by an April Fools' joke? In an April 1 story, the Mirror reported on Virgin Atlantic Airways's announcement that it was going to premiere a plane with a glass floor.  But the...
Washington Times, Gizmodo, Venture Beat Quickly Admit being Fooled by April Fools' Prank Drone Story
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Washington Times, Gizmodo, Venture Beat Quickly Admit being Fooled by April Fools' Prank Drone Story
By: Sydney Smith
April 09, 2013 05:00 AM EST
Indigenous People Protest 'Hate Speech' in Nanaimo Daily News, Will Boycott Newspaper's Printing Service
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Indigenous People Protest 'Hate Speech' in Nanaimo Daily News, Will Boycott Newspaper's Printing Service
By: Sydney Smith
April 05, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Indigenous people opened their newspapers last week in Western Canada to read, in a letter from a reader, that their race "never had a written language," "made almost no inventions" and "have a...
Drones Delivering Newspapers in France? April Fools' Day Prank Dupes  Drudge Report, Tech Crunch, Washington Times
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Drones Delivering Newspapers in France? April Fools' Day Prank Dupes Drudge Report, Tech Crunch, Washington Times
By: Sydney Smith
April 02, 2013 10:10 AM EST
Several news outlets were hoaxed by a story claiming that France would start using drones to deliver...
North Korean News Agency Fakes Training Drill Photo, AFP Says Photoshopped, Retracts
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North Korean News Agency Fakes Training Drill Photo, AFP Says Photoshopped, Retracts
By: Sydney Smith
March 30, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Did Korean Central News Agency doctor a photo to make it look like North Korea had more hovercraft practicing in a military drill? It appears so. The North Korean government owns and runs the Korean Central News Agency,...
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