by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2011
James Murdoch Testifies to Parliament, Denies Blame for News Int’l Hacking
News Corp's James Murdoch appeared Nov. 10 before Parliament for a second questioning about accusations against News Corp's now-closed News...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2011
Utah Mayor Mike Winder Admits Using Fake Name to Write Positive Articles about his City
Utah's West Valley City mayor Mike Winder disclosed that he has been using a pseudonym - Richard Burwash - to...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2011
Times of London Appealing Libel Ruling, Argues Story ‘Protected by Qualified Privilege’
UK News Corp-owned The Times of London is appealing a 2006 libel case to the UK Supreme Court, Journalism.co.uk reported....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2011
News of the World Accused of Spying on Hacking Victims’ Lawyers
In the past year, the now-closed News of the World newspaper has been accused of bribing police officers and hacking...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2011
NYT Corrects Maureen Dowd Column on Penn State Scandal
The New York Times mis-identified the University of Pennsylvania as the school currently in the news for accusations of rape...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2011
Max Mosley Wins Invasion of Privacy Case Against News of the World for 2008 ‘Orgy’ Video
News of the World must pay Max Mosley 7,000 euros (or about $10,000) for invading his privacy by publishing pictures...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2011
Checkbook Journalism Problems in Arab Newspapers?
The National's Taryam al Subaihi opined on checkbook journalism and its role in Arab countries. "Particularly in Arab countries, the battle...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2011
Football Coach Interview Fail at Baton Rouge Advocate
Baton Rouge, Louisiana newspaper The Advocate recently apologized for wrongly attributing quotes to a local high school football coach. But...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2011
3 UK Newspapers Take Down Princess Beatrice Pix after PCC Complaint
Mirroring earlier Press Complaints Commission resolutions involving Kate Middleton's family and the press, print regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2011
India Press Council Chief Criticizes Indian Media, Media Groups Slam Back
The head of India's press council, Justice Katju, claimed that the media is on a "very poor intellectual level," according...