Bolivian Journalist Gets Jail Sentence After Losing Libel Lawsuit
Bolivian journalist Rogelio Peláez received the "first criminal sentence against a reporter" in his country in the past 15 years, the…
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Baltimore Sun Columnist Admits to Self-Plagiarism
Baltimore Sun columnist Jacques Kelly told readers in a March 16 column that he is going on a "new writing…
Australian News Site Crikey Joins Press Council
Australian "independent journalism" news site Crikey announced March 19 its publisher Private Media is accepting the Australian Press Council's invitation…
UK Supreme Court says Times of London’s Report Accused of Libel Protected by Reynolds Privilege
News Corp.-owned Times of London won a Supreme Court appeal in the libel case against its 2006 article on Gary…
Guardian explains How It Fact Checked Leaked Assad e-mails
The Guardian explained in a March 14 post how it verified the "cache of 3,000 emails" from Syria's leader Bashar…
Myanmar Media Conference Discusses Ethics, New Media Law
Myanmar's Ministry of Information and UNESCO co-organized a two-day conference earlier this week, Asian news site Asian Correspondent reported. According…
Canadian Child Rape-Murder Case Prompts Ethical Questions of Crime Reporting
Readers questioned the Toronto Star's detailed coverage of the murder of 8-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford, Toronto Star public editor Kathy…
News Sites Unpublish Story About Malia Obama’s Spring Break Trip at White House Request for Privacy, Security
News sites have taken down stories about 13-year-old Malia Obama, one of U.S. President Barack Obama's daughters, Mediaite reported.
Canadian Broadcast Regulator Rules on Airing Dying Police Officer’s Words
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) ruled that Canadian TV stations like Global Toronto and CTV Toronto didn't "violate the…
UK Times Clarifies: Picture with Alcohol Abuse Story Not of Women with Alcohol Abuse, Pic From ‘Several Years Ago in a Public Place’
The Sunday Times donated money to charity and published a clarification after a Press Complaints Commission complaint that the newspaper…