by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2012
New Haven Independent Publishing Comments Again
We wrote earlier this month when the New Haven Independent stopped allowing its readers to comment on stories starting Feb....
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2012
Ryan Giggs Drops Anonymity Injunction
Soccer player Ryan Giggs "agreed to lift the anonymity injunction" that prevents the UK media from reporting allegations that he...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 21, 2012
Ecuador Court Upholds Prez’s Libel Ruling Against El Universo Newspaper
Ecuador's National Court of Justice agreed with a lower court's ruling to convict four Ecuadorian journalists from El Universo of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 21, 2012
Voice of America Apologizes for Fake Interview with Russian Blogger
Voice of America apologized Feb. 2 for running a fake interview with "well-known Russian opposition blogger Alexi Navalny," according to...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2012
Trinity Mirror-owned Newspaper takes Down Story after PCC Complaint
The Sunday Mercury took down a Dec. 4 article about the death of a man named Francis Haydock after his...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2012
New Code of Ethics for Cote D’Ivoire Media?
The U.S. Embassy in Cote D'Ivoire's public affairs office reported in a "press review" that a group of "media regulatory...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2012
ESPN Apologizes for 3 Chink References in Jeremy Lin Coverage
ESPN has apologized for using the term "chink" in a headline about NBA New York Knicks basketball player Jeremy Lin,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2012
Rupert Murdoch Announces Sun on Sunday, Ends Suspension for Arrested Sun Journalists
News Corp. owner and CEO Rupert Murdoch flew to London Feb. 17 to "to visit News International's Wapping headquarters," the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2012
UK Daily Star Can’t Publish Story about Politician’s Son b/c of Injunction
The Daily Star has been ordered not to publish "sensitive personal information" about the teenage son of the UK environment...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 17, 2012
New Fiji Media ‘Decree’ Lets Journalists Report Whatever Govt Says without Possible Prosecution
Fiji Media Watch questioned a new Fiji media "decree" and its potential effect on media independence, according to Radio Australia. ...