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After complaints, Globe & Mail will capitalize ‘First Nations’

After complaints from an anthropologist, the Globe and Mail will now capitalize "First Nation" in stories and update its style…

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‘Joking about me being killed really isn’t funny’ Meghan McCain says

Fox Nation unpublished Ann Coulter's April 10 column because she suggested killing Meghan McCain, John McCain's daughter, the Associated Press…

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UK Magazine Pays Murderer’s Sister for Interview, PCC says not OK

UK magazine That's Life paid a convicted murderer's sister for an interview about her imprisoned brother.   That's Life is a…

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Do 9 of 10 Americans Really Support Gun Buyer Background Checks? Pretty Much!

Recent polls from Quinnipaic, Marist, CBS News, Fox News, ABC/Washington Post, and Pew suggest that about nine out of ten…

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Are Photos of Murdered Woman in the Public Interest? Mauritius Editor Charged with Crime Says Yes

Michaela McAreavey, a schoolteacher from Ireland, was murdered while on her honeymoon in Mauritius with her husband John in 2011. …

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Don’t Use ‘Paparazzi-Like’ Photos of ‘Grieving’ Students says Cornell University Sun Public Editor

A student dies of natural causes and the school newspaper gets a picture of his housemate's reaction.  Should the paper…

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2013 Mirror Award Finalists Named

Finalists for the 2013 Mirror Awards were announced today.  The Mirror Awards are annual awards given by Syracuse University's S.I.…

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US Marines Say Philadelphia Mag’s Source An Exaggerator, Not a Faker

Major Shawn Haney, a public affairs officer for the U.S. Marine Corps, has helped reveal the extent to which Philadelphia…

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Is Daily Mirror Pretending It wasn’t Hoaxed by Virgin Atlantic Glass-Bottomed Plane April Fools Prank?

Was the UK Daily Mirror hoaxed by an April Fools' joke? In an April 1 story, the Mirror reported on…

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Washington Times, Gizmodo, Venture Beat Quickly Admit being Fooled by April Fools’ Prank Drone Story

Outlets including Gizmodo UK, Venture Beat, and the Washington Times admitted being duped by an April Fools' hoax within 24…

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