Reuters Changes Retraction Practices
Reuters has announced a new practice for handling retractions, Poynter's Steve Myers reported. Under the new retraction practices, when an…
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UK media to be told about Injunctions, Lord Neuberger says
A UK judge, Lord Neuberger, established "new guidance" for injunctions in the UK, the Guardian reported. The rules call for…
Irish Mail on Sunday Pays after Spoofing the Tribune
As iMediaEthics previously reported, in February the Irish Mail on Sunday ran a wraparound purporting to be another newspaper, the Sunday…
Copyright Company Righthaven Fined $5000 for Misleading US Federal Court
Since March 2010, Righthaven has filed lawsuits alleging copyright infringement against bloggers and websites operators. The suits have been filed…
Is Billionaire’s Defamation Win Libel Tourism?
The Ethiopian Review must pay Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi £175,000 in a libel payment, the BBC reported. Al-Amoudi is an "Ethiopian-born billionaire"…
Ghana Newspaper Apologizes after Attributing Article to Wrong Man
Ghanaian lawyer and former Chief of Staff "for ex-President Jerry John Rawlings," Nana Ato Dadzie, may sue two media outlets and…
WSJ Criticized for ‘Thinly Sourced’ Report that Daily Mirror Bribed
Columbia Journalism Review criticized a News Corp-owned Wall Street Journal report alleging a non-News Corp-owned UK newspaper reporter admitted paying the…
James O’Keefe Soliciting Donations
James O'Keefe is soliciting for $30,000 in donations, Talking Points Memo reported. O'Keefe is the conservative activist who taped and…
Wall Street Journal Not Transparent in Changing Editorial on Oslo Attack
NPR's On the Media reported that the Wall Street Journal edited an online editorial post-publication to cut its inaccurate assertion…