by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2011
WikiLeaks Staff Could Face $20Mill Lawsuit for Leaks about WikiLeaks
Leak WikiLeaks material as a staffer and you may be sued for $20 million. New Statesman reported on a leaked...
International Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2011
Two UK Newspapers Charged with Contempt of Court?
UK attorney general Dominic Grieve is starting "proceedings against"the Daily Mirror and the Sun for contempt of court for the...
by Sydney Smith on May 17, 2011
News of the World Admits 11 Sienna Miller Stories Came From Phone Hacking
Sienna Miller has been awarded $162,500 in a settlement from News of the World, which she claims hacked her cell...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2011
UK Papers Can’t Name Soccer Player
A UK court ruled the UK Sun cannot name a soccer player who allegedly had an affair with Imogen Thomas,...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2011
AJR : Keith Urbahn’s Osama bin Laden Tweet NOT News
American Journalism Review criticized articles that labeled Keith Urbahn's Osama bin Laden tweet news breaking. Urbahn, Donald Rumsfeld's aide, tweeted first...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2011
UK Guardian Bloggers List Problems with UK Draft Libel Bill
The Guardian's "Butterworth and Bowcott On Law Blog" compiled ten issues with the current draft libel reform bill for the...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2011
Second German politician Koch-Mehrin quits after being accused of plagiarizing doctoral thesis
A second German politician has been accused of plagiarism and has left political office. Silvana Koch-Mehrin resigned from her post...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2011
PCC Releases Annual Report, Director Interviewed for 1st Time Since ’09
The UK Press Complaints Commission released its annual report this week. Between the report and the PCC's director giving his...
by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2011
Did FBI unfairly target & offer bribe to Bradley Manning activist for WikiLeaks Info?
With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, David House is suing the U.S. government because Department of Homeland...