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Journalists Weigh in on Suggested Fox News Tour auction

Media Matters reported that several journalists, including Baltimore Sun TV critic David Zurawik, the Tampa Bay Times media critic Eric…

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Journalism Prof Questions When Students Skip Class to ‘Do Journalism’

Journalism professor Herbert Lowe discussed how to handle students skipping class to "do journalism" in a recent post for Poynter.…

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Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera Sort of Apologizes for Trayvon Martin Hoodie Comments, Daily Texan Apologizes for Cartoon

Geraldo Rivera gave a sort of apology for his March 23 comment that "[I] am urging the parents of black…

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Media Ethicists on Unpublished Malia Obama Spring Break Stories

Last month, many news outlets removed stories reporting on the spring break trip that U.S. President Barack Obama's 13-year-old daughter…

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U.S. Judge Dismisses HuffPo Bloggers Lawsuit for $$$

Huffington Post bloggers suing the Huffington Post/AOL for a portion of the money AOL paid to acquire Huffington Post last…

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Keith Olbermann Fired from Current TV, Plans to Sue

Current TV fired TV host Keith Olbermann this past week with four years to go on his contract.   According to…

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Calls for Careful Media Coverage of December Ghana Elections, 4 Groups to Monitor for Media Ethics Violations

Four media groups announced they will monitor radio and television outlets to see if the broadcasters violate the Ghana Journalists…

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Pacific Islands Media Summit to Discuss Ethics

Fiji's Ministry of Information permanent secretary Sharon Smith Johns criticized foreign journalists for failing to follow ethical standards of "accuracy…

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UK Libel Reform Campaign Suggests Mediation, Arbitration

UK's Alternative Libel Project proposed a way to avoid "eye-popping costs" in libel lawsuits, Journalism.co.uk reported. According to the Index on…

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Mail on Sunday Apologizes, Pays Damages to French Bank after Fake Story

The Mail on Sunday apologized again to Société Générale for its August 2011 story about the financial institution and said…

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