by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
2nd Fake Lesbian Blogger Encouraged ’Gay Girl in Damascus’
What are the chances that, in the same week, another American man would be outed for the same offense as...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
Govt Investigation after UK Sri Lanka Documentary?
UK's Channel 4 aired a documentary called "Sri Lanka's Killing Fields" about the "final weeks of Sri Lanka's 25 year...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
Guardian’s Readers Editor: Child Porn/Child Sex Abuse Entry being added to Style Book
The Guardian's readers editor, Chris Elliott, wrote earlier this month about the terminology "child porn." Elliott wrote that a reader complained...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
898 Complaints for BBC Doc on Assisted Suicide
The BBC has received at least 898 complaints over its documentary on assisted suicide, The Telegraph reported. According to The...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 17, 2011
Bahrain to Sue the UK Independent Newspaper?
Bahrain has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Independent newspaper and specifically its reporter Robert Fisk, The Guardian reported. Bahrain began...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2011
Politican John Prescott Calls for Retraction from UK Sunday Times, Apology not good enough
The UK Sunday Times tweeted an apology to former deputy prime minister John Prescott for incorrectly quoting him, The Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2011
Sir Fred Goodwin Injunction Amended, Media Still Can’t Name Woman in Affair
A UK judge ruled that Sir Fred Goodwin, the former head of Royal Bank of Scotland, could not use a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2011
Ethics of Reporting on Genderless Child?
Margaret Somerville, McGill University's director of the Centre for Medicine, Ethics, and Law, questioned the ethics of reporting on the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2011
Palin Emails as Alaska governor Crowdsourced
The New York Times and the Washington Post are "crowdsourcing" reporting on the publication of Sarah Palin's e-mails as Alaska...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2011
LA Times Readers Rep: What Stories Prompt Worst Comments
The Los Angeles Times readers representative, Deirdre Edgar, wrote June 10 about issues with the Times' comments section. According to Edgar,...