by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2011
BBC Returns Documentary Award
The BBC returned an award for its documentary film Primark: On the Rack, The Guardian reported. As iMediaEthics has reported, the BBC...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2011
Esquire Sued for $285 Million+ Over Parody
World Net Daily's Joseph Farah and Jerome Corsi are suing Esquire over its article alleging Farah was retracting Corsi's birther...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2011
Israeli Video Blog a Marketing Hoax?
A video blog from a man named Marc Pax "claiming to be an American gay rights activist" turned out to be...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2011
Should Journalists Name Juveniles in Crime Stories?
The Gallup Herald's editor and publisher, Joseph J. Kolb, argued that naming "juvenile criminal suspects shouldn't pose an ethical quandary."...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Shellee Hale Doesn’t Get Shield Law Protection for Message Board Comments, May Have to Identify Source
A New Jersey court ruled that Shellee Hale's comments on a message board are not protected by state shield laws. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2011
DSK Accuser Suing NYPost for Libel over ‘Hooker’ Stories
The hotel maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Post and...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2011
News of the World Shut Down As More Alleged Victims of Phone Hacking Emerge
News of the World will cease publication July 10 as a result of the wide-reaching phone hacking scandal, The Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2011
Assange memoir axed, claims it could help the U.S. prosecute him
The Guardian has reported that WikiLeaks' Julian Assange will not be writing his memoir after all. At the time of...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2011
CBS Airs Fake Footage of Fourth of July fireworks
CBS altered its on-air footage of the Fourth of July fireworks celebration in Boston, the Boston Globe reported. Images of...