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Company can’t be harassed by media outlet seeking employee comments, IPSO rules

It wasn't harassment for the Daily Telegraph to try to contact current and former employees of Arcadia Group and Top…

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Miami Spa Founder Cindy Yang sues Miami Herald over Trump, Cindy Yang story

The Miami Herald is being sued by Li "Cindy" Yang over a March 2019 article headlined "Trump cheered Patriots to…

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OK to Report Jamelia was stepsister of Murder Convict

British singer Jamelia was upset that UK news outlets linked her to news stories about her stepbrother being convicted of…

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NZ News Site invaded privacy of child after syndication error

It was an invasion of privacy for New Zealand news site Newshub to publish a picture of a 6-year-old child…

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South African newspaper published anonymous hearsay about church sex claims

The South African Daily Sun must apologize and retract an article claiming, based on anonymous sources, that a church hosted…

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Channel Nine uses Al Jazeera’s undercover video

This is an an unusual twist on a political scandal. An Australian political candidate, Steve Dickson, resigned recently after Australian…

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Another online comments section shuts down

The website for 1A, a program on WAMU 88.5, American University Radio, which is Washington D.C.'s National Public Radio station,…

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Reporting on inaccurate police press release doesn’t break accuracy guidelines

A UK news outlet reported on a press release from the police ,but the police release was inaccurate. Does that…

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New Online Comments for Postmedia

The Montreal Gazette and its sister newspapers owned by Postmedia now have new Community Guidelines for online comments. Now, readers…

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Geoffrey Rush gets ‘record’ payout in Australian libel lawsuit

The Daily Telegraph must pay actor Geoffrey Rush approximately $2 million U.S. over its 2017 reporting alleging sexual misconduct. Last…

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