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Rupert Murdoch Apologizes for Tweets about ‘Jewish Owned Press,’ Media Bias

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch apologized after making controversial comments about Gaza, the Hollywood Reporter reported.  In a Nov. 18…

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Register Citizen Corrected Error on Front Page Above the Fold

The Journal Register Co.'s Matt DeRienzo addressed the need for prominent corrections in a Nov. 18 column about a significant…

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9 in 10 Americans can be classified as Racist against Either Blacks or Whites? What the AP Poll on Racial Attitudes really tells Us, Part 2.

A recent Associated Press news story about race in America reports that over half of Americans "harbor prejudice against Blacks,"…

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BBC Apologizes for ‘Inappropriate’ On-Air Gaza Question to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

The BBC apologized to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for asking him "about the Gaza situation while he thought he was off-air,"…

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PCC Advises on Privacy, Using Social Media Posts in Light of Prince Harry Naked Pictures

The UK Press Complaints Commission released a new "guidance note" on "privacy and the public domain" in light of the…

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Fake Reporter Contacting Teen Athletes for Pictures

Someone was impersonating a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter, the Associated Press reported.  The phony reporter is "calling high school female…

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Was it OK for NYTimes to Say Ethicist Question Wasn’t from Petraeus Biographer’s’ Husband?

New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan responded to the numerous reports questioning if Paula Broadwell's husband was behind the…

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Belgium Public Broadcaster Says it Wasn’t Involved with Royal Questions Book Royal Palace Called ‘Erroneous & Slanderous’

The Belgium Royal Palace has complained to the Journalistic Deontology Council about the book Royal Questions, the Associated Press and…

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Updated: Lord McAlpine & BBC Settle over Child Sex Abuse Report

As iMediaEthics wrote this past weekend, BBC director general George Entwistle resigned Nov. 10 after a high-profile apology for inaccurately…

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Commentary Magazine Denies D.G. Myers Fired for Pro-Same Sex Marriage Blog

This past week, Commentary magazine blogger D.G. Myers suggested he was fired for his pro-gay marriage blog post, Media Bistro's…

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