Angola’s Mass Media Ministry Complains about Newspaper Article, Photo
Angola's Mass Media Ministry, a governmental body, asked the National Media Council to look into a newspaper's article and photos…
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Committee to Protect Journalists’ Turkey Survey Questioned
The Daily Beast questioned if "the New York–based Committee to Protect Journalists failed to stand up for dozens of imprisoned…
Another Press Council Bites the Dust? Manitoba Press Council Closes, Only Had 2-3 Annual Complaints ‘in recent years’
The Manitoba Press Council has begun the process of closing. According to a Jan. 2 article in the Brandon Sun,…
Blogger Crystal Cox must pay $2.5 Million Libel Fee in Oregon’s December Case
Blogger Crystal Cox was ordered to pay $2.5 million for a defamatory posting on her blog. The case brings up…
UK Police Report on relationship Between Press & Police
A report for the UK police called for the police to "make a record of any contact with the media"…
Daily Mirror Columnist: Don’t Name Accused in Sex Assault Cases until Conviction
The UK Press Gazette highlighted a call for granting anonymity to "men accused of serious sex offences." According to Press…
Speculation over ‘Giant’ Man Pictured in Kim Jong-il Funeral Procession Pix
We wrote in December about the Photoshopped image from Korean Central News Agency of Kim Jong-il's funeral, in which a…
Gawker’s Seth Abramovitch Fired for Post with Racial Slur
Gawker's Seth Abramovitch was fired Jan. 5 after his blogpost about rapper Kanye West's tweets, the New York Observer reported.…
Bahrain Journalists Association Creates Draft Ethics Code
The Bahrain Journalists Association is working on finalizing a draft code of ethics, Gulf News reported Jan. 4. The Bahrain…
Ad Age Denies Making Rihanna Poll, HuffPost Unpublishes Story
Ad Age claims the Daily Mail's Dec. 28 report about an Ad Age poll is wrong because Ad Age never…