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...
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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. ...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2012
More Libel Claims Against RTE for Program on Abuse by Catholic Priests
RTE is accused of libel again for its "Mission to Prey" program that aired in May 2011, Irish Central reported....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2012
UK Journalists Union Questions Anonymous Source Protection in News Corp Investigation
UK's National Union of Journalists argued that the UK arrests of journalists and searches of their homes is violating "press...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2012
AP Updates its Stylebook on Concentration Camps, Polish Foundation’s Petition for Change has 300,000K Names
The Associated Press has updated its stylebook to advise against using the phrase "Polish death camps," the Kosciuszko Foundation's president...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2012
Chicago TV Station Accused of Airing Picture of Wrong Man in Sexual Assault Case, ‘Destroying Evidence’ after Libel Threats
Chicago TV news station CLTV is being accused of and sued for airing "a picture of the wrong man" in...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2012
Afghan Ministry Calls for Women on TV to Wear Headscarves, Not Wear ‘Heavy Makeup’
Afghanistan Ministry of Culture and Information has called for women on "state and private TV stations" to wear head scarves and...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2012
BBC Apologizes for 15 Programs with Potential Conflicts of Interest
The BBC apologized this past weekend for airing 15 programs in violation of "the corporation's rules on sponsorship or conflict...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2012
AP Error: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Statue to Cost €81K not €81 Million
Despite the Associated Press' initial Feb. 13 story, a "planned statue in a Paris suburb that is to be modeled...