Fake News Website Posing as the BBC Taken Down
A hoax website imitating the BBC has published fake stories including one that alleges former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown…
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Prosecutor Claims Medill Students Not Protected by Shield Law
As iMediaEthics has written, an Illinois court has been looking into Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism's Innocence Project. The school's…
Live Reporting of Protected Court Case?
A UK judge is allowing the media to report on "a case being heard in the court of protection" while…
Cracked.Com Calls out 6 Things Commonly Found in Fake News Stories
Humor site Cracked.com compiled a list of "6 ways to get anyone to believe a clearly fake news story" in…
New ‘Editorial Principles’ at Brazilian Media Company
Brazilian media company Grupo Globo has published new "editorial principles," according to the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas.…
Is Newsweek’s Michele Bachmann Cover Fair?
Newsweek magazine has been criticized for its choice of cover photo of Michele Bachmann. As the Star Tribune explained, "Bachmann's…
Grazia Magazine Says it Photoshopped Kate Middleton
Grazia magazine stated that it did "inadvertently" Photoshop a picture of Kate Middleton from her wedding to Prince William, the…
NOTW sued, accused of breaking anonymity agreement
A man named John Capewell is suing News of the World's former publisher, News Group Newspapers, the Guardian reported. The…
Editorial Guidelines Updated at UK Guardian, adds privacy standards
The Guardian updated its editorial code specifically to add privacy standards, Journalism.co.uk reported. The code was last updated four years…
Las Vegas Review-Journal denies Fraud
As iMediaEthics previously wrote, Righthaven, the company filing lawsuits on behalf of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Denver Post's copyright, has…