by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2012
Toronto Star Public Editor on the word ‘Queer’
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English asked readers if "queer" is considered "an offensive word when used as a collective...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 17, 2012
Globe & Mail Defends Photo of Syrian Boy from Photoshop Questions
The Globe and Mail defended a June 6 front-page photo's authenticity in a recent story by the newspaper's public editor...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 17, 2012
Charlotte TV News Retracts, Corrects, Apologizes Claims High School Student Intentionally Flashed Camera
Charlotte, N.C.'s WSOC-TV 9 issued a correction, retraction and apology for mis-reporting that a high school student at the Lake...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2012
UK Reform Bill Also Guides on Libelous Anonymous Comments
The UK government announced a call to require online sites to provide the identity of anonymous commenters writing information accused...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2012
Fake Photo Photoshops Sharks in Flooded Canadian Subway Stop
Fake photos of shark swimming in floodwaters at the bottom of escalators are circulating on social media, Discovery News reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2012
Phone Hacking Lawyer Gets Libel Settlement from UK Police
The UK police are paying lawyer Mark Lewis a £230,000 libel settlement after the police "implied he lied to" a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2012
WPIX, NYDaily News Post Fake Video of Alleged Drake-Chris Brown Fight
The New York Daily News and New York TV news WPIX-11 published fake videos purporting to be of the alleged...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2012
BBC Defends Euro2012 Documentary Criticized for Bias, Sensationalism
Ukraine's UK ambassador Volodymyr Khandogiy called a BBC program on Ukraine "biased and unfair," the Guardian reported. The program, Panorama, aired...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2012
UK Supreme Court Dismisses Julian Assange Extradition Appeal
Julian Assange will be extradited to Sweden for questioning, CNN reported. As we wrote earlier this week, Assange appealed a...