Media Fails in Nelson Mandela Reporting?
Last month, former South African president Nelson Mandela returned to the hospital. Because of the intense interest in his health…
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Proposed Ethics Code for Sri Lanka’s Media Dropped after Complaints
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Toronto Star Libel Trial, Sued for Bed and Breakfast Worker Story
The Toronto Star and its reporter Dale Brazao were defending a 2008 story against a libel lawsuit last month. According…
AP Guidelines: Don’t Get Info ‘at the expense of someone’s safety’
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UK Observer Unpublishes ‘Secret European Deals’ Story, ‘Concerns raised’ about source
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Reporter ‘Disciplined’: Interviewed Pastor for DOMA story Without Disclosing PR Work for Her Church
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Should Abortion be legal in most cases? CNN & Quinnipiac Polls differ by 44-point swing, question wording matters.
The issue of abortion has been around so long, you might think that people’s opinions are firmly set by now.…