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...
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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 Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
BBC not transparent enough, report says
A report released by the UK Parliament’s Culture Media and Sport Committee on May 19 expressed dissatisfaction with the BBC’s...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2011
News of the World Gives Apology for Phone Hacking
News of the World has apologized to Sienna Miller in court for having her voicemail hacked, Journalism.co.uk reported. In its...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2011
PCC: UK Southern Daily Echo’s Report Might Have ID’ed Sexual Assault Victim
Media regulatory body, the UK Press Complaints Commission, ruled recently that the Southern Daily Echo named a teenage sexual assault victim after...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 09, 2011
Mail on Sunday Retracts Story on Wimbledon Commentator
The Mail on Sunday has retracted an inaccurate story claiming the BBC was paying Tim Henman £200,000 to commentate Wimbledon,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 09, 2011
BBC Denies Bias Claims
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne claimed the BBC reported with bias on "the economy and the government's recovery...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 08, 2011
Twitter Users Violating Injunction Could be Charged with Contempt of Court
Journalism.co.uk reported that the UK attorney general Dominic Grieve has "warned" Twitter users not to "break privacy injunctions" using the...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 08, 2011
First day of BBC Social Media Summit under wraps
Journalists attending the BBC Social Media Summit on May 20 discussed ways to "shift" their attitude toward social media, according...