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Huffington Post deletes article telling College Women to ‘Cover it up’ at Football Games

The Huffington Post unpublished an article that suggested young women spectators "cover it up" at college football games. The article was headlined,…

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Amatrice, Italy Suing Charlie Hebdo over Earthquake Cartoon Showing Victims as Pasta Dishes

Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine, is being sued for criminal defamation over its September cartoon depicting Italian earthquake victims…

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Chinese company didn’t donate to Australian political party, retraction calls out ‘significant factual error’

The Conversation unpublished and retracted an article about a Chinese company and an apparent connection to an Australian political party. The…

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Louise James: Behind the Irish Mail on Sunday’s Apology

Earlier this year, iMediaEthics highlighted an interesting apology out of the Irish Mail of Sunday. The Mail on Sunday apologized…

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6 Posts Unpublished from Gawker Media’s Gizmodo, Jezebel & Deadspin

Univision, which bought seven Gawker Media sites (but not Gawker.com itself) last month, is unpublishing six posts to protect any…

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Australian Broadcasting Regulator updates Privacy Guidelines

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has updated its guidelines for handling privacy issues in media. This is the first time the…

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8 Nepali News outlets Published Graphic Bus Crash Photos, Press Council to Investigate

Eight Nepali news outlets published graphic photos of a bus crash on their websites. Now the Press Council of Nepal wants…

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Why Did NYTimes Replace Clinton Trump Forum Article without Disclosure?

The New York Times' replaced an article about Matt Lauer's widely-criticized forum interviews of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump with another article, by…

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Associated Press Deletes Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Tweets, Announces New Practice for Tweet Deletion

Two weeks later, the Associated Press deleted a tweet about Hillary Clinton that said "more than half those who met Clinton…

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700+ Complaints over Aboriginal Cartoon, Australian Publishes 2 OpEds

Last month, more than 700 readers complained after The Australian newspaper, a daily newspaper based in Sydney, published an editorial cartoon…

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