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Journalist Told FBI about Source

Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who blogs at her own website EmptyWheel.net, revealed in a July 3 blogpost that she provided information about…

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Business Insider columnist quits after Scarlett Johansson unpublishing

Daniella Greenbaum resigned from Business Insider after the site unpublished her column arguing it shouldn't be controversial for actress Scarlett…

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Sun sort-of apologizes for Colombia ‘Go Kane’ front page, IPSO gets 14 complaints

The UK Sun upset the Colombian ambassador with its June 3 front page headline linking the country to drugs. The…

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Business Insider deletes Scarlett Johansson transgender man column

Business Insider published and then unpublished a column that stood by actress Scarlett Johansson for being cast to play a…

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Washington Post cites Clickhole satire in news story

The Washington Post cited information from a satirical article  in a  news story about a UK protest campaign to make…

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Sun apologizes to Meghan Markle for ‘provocative images’ claim

The UK Sun and Mail reported that lawyers appealing the amount of a financial payout to Prince William and Kate…

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Corrections: Does Sir Mix-A-Lot Love Big Butts? Michael Flynn vs. Paul Manafort

iMediaEthics' latest corrections round-up starts below. 1. The Omaha World-Herald erred in a story about rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot's appearance at…

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UK newspaper published too much information on man’s suicide

A UK newspaper, The Forester, broke guidelines for reporting on suicide with its December 2017 article about a Gloucestershire man's…

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UK Times compared sports exec to Kim Jong-un

It was OK for the UK Times to compare sports executive Mike Ashley to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, UK…

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Sports Host said he didn’t ‘want to hear’ female World Cup commentator with ‘high-pitched tone’

Sports host Jason Cundy said on ITV Good Morning Britain that female World Cup commentators are "high-pitched" and added that…

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