Hungary Will “Amend” Media Law
Hungary's government stated that it will "ease" its media laws after receiving much criticism. Hungary currently has the EU presidency.…
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Mexican Reporter Blamed Mexican Government for Firing, Recently Rehired
Carmen Aristegui, a Mexican reporter who was recently fired after commenting on rumors that President Felipe Calderón is an alcoholic,…
David Beckham’s Libel Suit Against In Touch Dismissed
As iMediaEthics has previously reported, soccer player David Beckham filed a $25 million lawsuit against In Touch and its parent…
More ESPN Reporters Have Undisclosed Endorsement Deals
The New York Times reported that three ESPN personalities have endorsement contracts with Nike -- endorsement contracts that ESPN didn't…
Maine Ethics Commission Rules– No Further Action Against Portland Press Herald
As iMediaEthics has previously reported, Maine newspaper the Portland Press Herald gave almost $47,000 worth of free advertising to a political…
Cuba Bloggers see sites Unblocked
"More than 40" Cuban "dissent bloggers' websites" were unblocked, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas reported. The unblocking…
Portrait Photographer Drops Lawsuit Over Copyrighted Photo of Shooting Victim
A portrait photographer, Jon Wolf, dropped his lawsuit on Feb. 14 against "nearly three dozen media outlets" for using a…
Breitbart Sued by Shirley Sherrod for Libel, Video Edits
Shirley Sherrod, the former USDA official who was quickly fired last year after conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart published an edited…
Rwanda Journalists Imprisoned for Defamation, ‘Genocide Revisionism’
Reporters without Borders, Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists "slammed" a recent conviction and imprisonment given to two…
Irish Tribune Calls for Irish Daily Mail Owner to be Kicked out of Newspaper Union
The Irish Mail on Sunday published a four-page wraparound of its newspaper with the masthead of another Irish newspaper, the…