Indiana Court Reverses Order for Anonymous Commenter’s Identity to be Given in Defamation Suit
Indiana's Court of Appeals issued an important ruling about claims of online defamation against anonymous commenters, according to the Associated…
Latest News
YES Writer Call out ESPN’s Buster Olney for Not Crediting Andy Pettitte Scoop, but Olney Never Said He Broke Story
YES Network reporter Jack Curry called out ESPN writer Buster Olney for taking credit for his scoop that the New…
1st Twitter Libel Case: Lalit Modi to Pay $778K over Chris Cairns Match-Fixing Claims
In a verdict that may set a precedent, the UK High Court ordered Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi to…
Al Jazeera Says Ethics Code Prevents its Airing of Video of French Shootings
Broadcaster Al Jazeera announced March 27 it won't "broadcast video footage of three deadly shootings in southern France filmed by…
Hungarian Prez Pal Schmitt ‘Cleared’ after Magazine’s Accusations of Plagiarism
In January, Hungarian weekly magazine HVG.hu claimed that the country's president, Pal Schmitt, plagiarized parts of his doctoral thesis, as…
Houston Chronicle, CNN, US Weekly Publish Trayvon Martin Tweets from Fake Will Ferrell Account
CNN and the Houston Chronicle reported information from a Will Ferrell Twitter account that turned out to be fake, the…
PCC Upholds Complaint against Daily Mirror for Naming Minor in Article without Consent
The UK Press Complaints Commission upheld a complaint about the Daily Mirror's January 4 story for identifying the complainant's minor-aged…
EVENT: Belhaven University Holding PR, News and Broadcast Media Ethics Panel
Belhaven University's Communications Department is hosting a March 29 media ethics panel, according to a press release on its website.…
NYPost Errs in Photo Caption on NYPD Surveillance, Picture Shows NYPD Supporters, but Caption Says Protestors
The New York Post erred in its photo caption for a picture accompanying a March 25 article by Phil Mushnick,…
Gannett-Owned Newspaper: Some Staff Signed Petition for Scott Walker Recall
Twenty-five Gannett Wisconsin Media employees signed a political petition asking for Wisconsin's governor Scott Walker to be recalled from office,…