by Sydney Smith on Mar 12, 2015
National Post To Pay Climate Scientist After Libeling Him, Supreme Court Rules
The National Post must pay climate scientist Andrew Weaver 50,000 Canadian dollars and unpublish four articles about him after Canada's...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2015
Was BBC TV Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson violent? Suspended after ‘Fracas’
The BBC suspended Jeremy Clarkson yesterday because of a "fracas with a BBC producer," a BBC statement announced. Clarkson has...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 10, 2015
How fair will MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Election Coverage be if wife runs for Congress?
MSNBC's Chris Matthews promised his viewers to be "as transparent with you as possible" if his wife runs for a...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2015
New Chair for Australian Press Council: ‘Ensure … Confidence in Council’
Australian print media regulator The Australian Press Council has a new chairman, David Weisbrot, who will serve in that position...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2015
Privacy invaded? Photo of Children shouldn’t have published by newspaper, UK regulator rules
Your young children are pictured in a newspaper at an accident scene. In the United Kingdom, unlike in the United...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2015
Will Australian Royal Prank call Radio Station lose its license?
Australian radio station 2Day FM may lose its license. The Australia High Court ruled in agreement with the Australian Communications...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2015
Do Robot Journalists Need Bylines? And Other Ethics Advice?
"When editors consider using automated newswriting, what issues of accuracy, quality and transparency arise?" Tom Kent, the standards editor for...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2015
Canada’s TSN aired tweet saying Maple Leaf player’s wife cheated, Lawsuit threatened
TSN, a Canadian sports network, may be sued for showing a tweet claiming Toronto Maple Leafs player Dion Phaneuf's wife...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2015
NPR Denies Pay-for-Play with Will Forte Interview
NPR says it didn't pay or exchange advertising promotions in order to secure an interview with actor Will Forte, the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2015
Latest Challenges: Was Bill O’Reilly witness to Nun killings, Dallas Suicide or N Ireland Bombings?
In the time since Mother Jones first questioned Fox News' Bill O'Reilly's accounting of his reporting history, more claims have...