Calling Transsexuals ‘Bed-wetters in bad wigs’ OK with PCC, Rules not Discrimination or Harassment
Even though complainants in the U.K. found the Observer's column about transgender people was "offensive," the Press Complaints Commission ruled that…
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The Telegraph Mix-up: Wrongly Says Actor John Goodman in 80s TV sitcom, Cheers?
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Anti-Semitic Tweets Posted on BBC Twitter by Syrian Electronic Army
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Oops, Chinese News Media Publish Fake Photo of Bogus Time Magazine Cover
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Why isn’t Sky News Prosecuted for Hacking John Darwin’s Emails?
The UK police decided not to prosecute Sky News' Gerard Tubb for hacking the email account of John Darwin, a…
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Reporter ‘Created Names, Years and Majors’ for Fake Sources, Univ. of Alabama Student Newspaper Unpublishes 12 Stories
Madison Roberts, a reporter for the University of Alabama's student newspaper The Crimson White, was fired for making up "nearly 30"…
Student Newspaper Wrongly Names City Councilor a Registered Sex Offender, Gets Sued for Libel
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Neanderthal Clone Baby Story Disappears on UK Metro, Unpublishing suspected
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Jane Goodall is Sorry for Monkeying Around Proper Attribution in New Book
Chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall apologized after the Washington Post discovered that her forthcoming book, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder…