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21 Phone Hacking Lawsuits Settled by UK Mirror

UK publisher Trinity Mirror settled 21 phone-hacking lawsuits that had targeted its newspapers. "The settlements all involve undisclosed damages, costs…

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Sports Reporter Emily Austen’s Comments on ‘Jews in Boca’ and Mexicans Get her Cut from Fox Sports Florida

Fox Sports Florida sideline reporter Emily Austen mocked Mexican, Chinese, and Jewish people in an interview with sports site Barstool…

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Gawker Bankruptcy Filing & Ziff Davis Offers to Buy: Fall out from Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Verdict

Gawker Media has declared bankruptcy, Politico's Peter Sterne reported, after a Florida judge denied Gawker's request to put a stay…

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Arthur Kent wins ‘Dud Scud’ Libel Case: Postmedia & Don Martin to Pay $200K

Former NBC News war correspondent Arthur Kent won a libel lawsuit over a 2008 article that called him "Dud Scud"…

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Reporting on Refugees: Czech TV Station Prima Announces Investigation after Bias Accusations

After accusations that the station ordered staff to negatively report on refugees, Czech TV station Prima News will undergo an…

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No ‘Pay for Play’ at NPR for Iran Nuclear Deal Coverage, Ombuds Says

A group in favor of the Iran nuclear deal, The Ploughshares Fund, gave $100,000 to NPR "to help it report…

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Lionel Messi Wins Libel Case against La Razon

Spanish newspaper La Razon must pay nearly $75,000 to Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi after Messi successfully sued for libel. La…

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Bernie Sanders and the Phony General Election Polls Argument

On Monday evening, the night before the series of primaries including the ones in New Jersey and California, the Associated Press…

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Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet Suing Magazine for Transcript on Caval Corruption Case

Chilean president Michelle Bachelet is suing magazine Qué Pasa after it published a transcript of a purported phone call by a real…

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Czech TV News Told Staff to Negatively Cover Refugees, Leaked Audio & Anonymous Sources Tell Czech News Site

Czech TV news station Prima TV told its journalists last September to only cover the refugee crisis negatively, Czech's Radio…

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