Toronto Star Explains When it IDs Race in Stories
The Toronto Star normally doesn't identify the "race, colour or religion" of a person "unless it is pertinent to the…
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Fatima Manji: IPSO Ruling Gave ‘Green Light’ for ‘Open Season on Minorities’
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Raleigh News & Observer lost libel lawsuit, must pay $1.5 million in damages to SBI’s Beth Desmond, $7.5 million punitive
The Raleigh News & Observer newspaper libeled a state firearms investigator Beth Desmond back in 2010, a local jury determined…
News UK Fires Mazher Mahmood, the Fake Sheikh, after 15 month prison sentence
News UK fired its undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood, known as the fake sheikh, after he was sentenced to 15 months…
John Malkovich wins Libel Lawsuit against Le Monde for Swiss Leaks, secret bank account story
French newspaper Le Monde must pay about $15,000 U.S. to actor John Malkovich after a French court ruled the newspaper's report…
Rolling Stone deletes Derrick Rose, Adam Silver story
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Kelvin MacKenzie’s Fatima Manji column didn’t break press standards, regulator IPSO rules
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