by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2011
Inside BBC’s Dog Stoning Hoax Story : A Case Study on a Reader’s Fight for Accuracy and Accountability
Editor's Note : This is a case study of a hoax story as experienced by a reader who was pursuing...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 26, 2011
WikiLeaks Staffer Hacked Reporter’s Computer to get CableGate Back?
According to WIRED, Canongate-published The Unauthorised Autobiography of Julian Assange discloses that a WikiLeaks staff member may have broken the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 26, 2011
New York Post Wants Part of DSK Accuser Lawsuit Dismissed
As iMediaEthics previously wrote, the woman who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault earlier this year filed a libel lawsuit against...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 26, 2011
Charges in U.S. Against News Corp over Milly Dowler Hacking?
The Guardian reported that the family of Milly Dowler, the murdered teenager whose phone News of the World hacked, may...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2011
Why Did UK Sun wait 2 Months to Correct Story about Pricy Bread?, Tabloid Watch wonders
Tabloid Watch spotted an interesting, delayed correction from the UK Sun about pricy bread. The Sun (along with the Mail,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2011
Zimbabwe Newspaper Sued after Reporting from WikiLeaks
Zimbabwe newspaper The Daily News has been sued for $100,000 for defamation, Editors Weblog reported. In question are two articles...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2011
UK news outlets Give Police Footage of Riots
The BBC, Sky and ITN have given "untransmitted footage" of the August 2011 riots in London to the police, Journalism.co.uk...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2011
Foreign Bribery Charges for News Corp.?
U.S. prosecutors are trying to find out about any "foreign bribery" charges for News Corp., Bloomberg reported earlier this week....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2011
Andy Coulson Sues News Corp Group to Pay his Legal fees
Andy Coulson, former communications director for the British prime minister, has filed a lawsuit against News Group Newspapers, which published the now-closed...