by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2012
Texas Couple Wins $13.7 Million over Anonymous Libelous Comments
A Texas couple named Mark and Rhonda Lesher won $13.7 million after filing a libel case over anonymous online comments,...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2012
New Guidelines at Malta’s Public Broadcaster Say No Political Support On or Off Air
Malta's Public Broadcasting Services is releasing its "Guidelines on the Obligation of Due Impartiality," the Times of Malta reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2012
Call for Media Ethics Papers on Digital Ethics
Loyola University Chicago's The Center for Digital Ethics & Policy announced a call for papers for its annual International Symposium...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
Journalist Beth Knobel on Russian Journalists Protesting
American journalist and communication professor Beth Knobel addressed advocacy by journalists in Russia, news site Russia Beyond the Headlines reported....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
Montenegro Reporter to be Jailed in Libel Conviction
Montenegro journalist Petar Komnenic must "serve four months in prison for libel" over a 2007 story for The Monitor magazine,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
NYDaily News Photog Says Tweet Suggesting NYT Checkbook Journalism ‘Wrong’, POLITICO reports
A New York Daily News photographer said "I was wrong and sorry" for an April 20 tweet, POLITICO reported. His...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
‘Racist’ and ‘Right Wing’ Facebook Posts Prompt Re-assignment of Essence Editor
According to the Maynard Institute's Richard Prince and Media Bistro, Essence magazine's managing editor Michael Bullerdick posted "racist and extreme...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2012
News Outlets Report Satire Quote about China Censoring Titanic Nude Scenes as Fact
A satire post on Chinese social media prompted fake news stories about Chinese censors, who took out "the scene of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2012
Rupert Murdoch at Leveson Inquiry: Apologies for Hacking Scandal
Rupert Murdoch apologized for the hacking scandal during the April 26 Leveson Inquiry hearing into press standards and practices. The...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2012
Irish Businessman Owning 22% of Independent News & Media Claims it’s Biased Against Him
Irish businessman Denis O'Brien sent a letter to Independent Newspapers claiming it has "one of the most concerted and biased...