by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
BBC Makes Libel Payout for Panorama Documentary
The BBC is paying an undisclosed amount of money in a libel payment to Italian company the Marcucci Group after...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Did NOTW Hack Phone it Gave Mother of Murdered Sarah Payne?
News of the World may have hacked a phone given to a murdered girl's mother, the Guardian reported. The phone...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Head of UK Press Complaints Commission Resigns
The head of UK press regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission announced her resignation today. Baroness Peta Buscombe announced this morning that...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 28, 2011
Piers Morgan – Again- Denies Phone Hacking Charges, UK Times Editor Says NOTW Phone Hacking Led to Axed Subscriptions
CNN anchor and former News of the World and Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan has defended himself again against further allegations of...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2011
Julian Assange Lawyer May Have Had Phone Hacked by News of the World
Mark Stephens, a former attorney for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, has indicated he may have had his phone hacked by News...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2011
Did Syria News Agency Publish Fake Photo?
Did Syria's state-run news agency, SANA, publish a phony photo of the "swearing in of a new governor of Hama?" The Guardian cited its...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2011
Ecuador’s President Wins Libel Suit, Four Journalists Sentenced to Jail
Four Ecuadorian journalists have been sentenced to jail after Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, sued them for libel, the BBC reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2011
Will NOTW Scandal Affect Indian Media?
The Economic Times questioned if media outlets in India will "learn the Murdoch lessons." As a result of the scandal...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 26, 2011
WSJ Criticized by Dow Jones Committee for Soft Interview with Rupert Murdoch
The Wall Street Journal has been criticized for its interview with Rupert Murdoch, the Guardian reported. According to the Guardian, that...