Irish Broadcasting Authority: RTE Unfair in Airing Unverified Tweet During Debate, RTE Apologizes
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upheld former Irish presidential candidate Sean Gallagher's complaint over RTE's airing the contents of a…
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Phone Hacking Scandal: Complaint over Leveson Testimony, Reported Suicide Attempts by Sun Journos, Claims NOTW Hacked Priest
Could Leveson Testimony Conflict with Prosecutions? As we wrote earlier this month, UK police official Sue Akers told the Leveson…
Georgia Student Newspaper the Colonnade Apologizes for Plagiarism
Georgia College & State University's student newspaper The Colonnade, published a March 1 note to readers apologizing for publishing a…
New Corrections & Complaints Process Proposed for the BBC
The BBC proposed a "'faster, simpler and easier to understand' complaints process" in a March 8 press release. Some of…
Bahrain to Get Media Council
Bahrain will soon have an "independent high media council" Gulf News reported. Bahrain's Independent Commission of Inquiry advised the creation…
WaPo Public Editor Advises Staff on Responding to Reader Concerns
The Washington Post's public editor Patrick Pexton called on the Post's staff to be more responsive and polite to readers…
Filipino Media Criticized for Coverage of Tropical Storm
PJR Reports criticized some of the Filipino media's coverage of tropical storm Sendong, which hit the Philippines in December of…
Pakistani Group Publishes Gender-Sensitive Code of Ethics
In January, advocacy group White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan, a group that focuses on "involving and sensitizing the media" and campaigning…
Mirror Group Newspapers to Pay £75,000 for Libelous Claim man is Sex Offender
Mirror Group Newspapers must pay a man " £75,000 in damages" for The People's libelous claims in a September 2010…
Australian Govt. Inquiry into Press Calls for Govt Funded, Independent Regulator
The Australian government published an "independent report" analyzing media regulation called for a new "News Media Council" with regulatory powers…