by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2011
Canadian Judge Says Libel Rules Different Online versus Newspaper?
Is libel law different online than in print? Or, was a recent Canadian libel suit dismissed just because the comments...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2011
News of the World May Give More than $4 Mill over Milly Dowler Hacking
CBS News reported that News Corp. has offered "in the neighborhood of $4.7 million" to the family of Milly Dowler,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2011
UK Press Complaints Council: New Statesman’s Blogs on Sarah Palin & Louise Mensch Inaccurate
UK print regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission stated that three New Statesman blog posts were inaccurate, Journalism.co.uk reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2011
Guardian Won’t have to Tell Police who its Sources Are
As iMediaEthics wrote last week, the UK police tried to find out who the Guardian's anonymous sources were for some of...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2011
Ethiopian Journalists Arrested, Accused of Terrorism
Several reporters in Ethiopia made the news this month for being arrested or charged with crimes. One, Argaw Ashine, reportedly...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2011
Julian Assange Gets A Taste of His Own Medicine and Determines that It Is Bitter
As iMediaEthics has previously written, WikiLeaks' Julian Assange agreed to a book deal in late 2010 in order to pay his...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2011
NYT Article Criticized for Lack of Balance, Says NYT Public Editor
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane's Sept. 13 column addressed Times reporter Tim Arango's undercover reporting and lack of...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2011
Does Israel’s Press Council Have Power?
A Jerusalem Post editorial questioned the effectiveness of Israel's press council. As the Jerusalem Post explained, the council was created...
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...