New AP Social Media Guidelines Warn about Re-tweets
The Associated Press has updated its social media guidelines to include guidance on re-tweeting (when a Twitter user essentially forwards…
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Catholic Newspaper The Pilot Retracts Column on Homosexuality
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The GOP Frontrunner (singular), and the GOP Frontrunners (plural)
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Daily Mail Corrects Front Page Story Five Months Later
Tabloid Watch spotted a much-delayed correction at the Daily Mail Oct. 31. The Oct. 31 page two correction not only…
Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal, Could Appeal to UK Supreme Court
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Chilean Media Conference Focuses on Advice for Ethical Disaster Reporting
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Occupy London Protesters File PCC Complaint
Protesters involved with the Occupy London protest complained to the UK print regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission, the Guardian…