Scottish Newspaper Apologizes for Publishing Fake Rape Story, but no Correction?
Scottish newspaper the Evening Times apologized after reporting an unsubstantiated story of a woman's rape, Regret the Error's Craig Silverman…
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Channel 10 TV News Unpublishes, Apologizes for Plagiarizing Providence Journal
Media General-owned NBC-affiliate WJAR Channel 10 apologized for plagiarizing from the Providence Journal, Go Local Prov reported. Channel 10 is…
European Commission wants BBC to Apologize for Calling Spokesperson an ‘Idiot’
Political commentator Peter Oborne and BBC host Jeremy Paxman both called European Commission spokesperson Amadeu Altafaj Tardio an "idiot" on…
Editor & Publisher on Media Reporting of Big Crime Cases
Editor & Publisher published an essay by Rutgers journalism professor Allan Wolper criticizing the mainstream media for its heavy reporting…
CNN Doesn’t Want its Footage in Romney Ad
CNN called for Mitt Romney to remove its Oct. 19 advertisement featuring footage from a CNN-hosted GOP debate, Yahoo News…
Libel reform Call
As StinkyJournalism has written, the UK has been reviewing and working on reforms to its libel law. According to the…
NPR Freelance Host Fired for role in Occupy D.C. Protest
Freelance radio host Lisa Simeone was fired for her involvement with an Occupy D.C. protest in Washington, D.C., the Associated…
News Outlets Publish Graphic Gadhafi Death Photo
The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters all decided to put photos of Muammar Gaddafi's death on their wires, Poynter's…
Daily Mail & Daily Mirror Accused of Contempt in Milly Dowler Reporting
UK attorney general Dominic Grieve charged the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror with contempt of court, the Guardian reported.…
Daily Mail Paying Roger Moore’s Wife for false Affair Accusations
The Daily Mail will pay Roger Moore's wife, Lady Moore, "substantial damages" for its Oct. 8, 2010 article claiming that…