by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2011
Man Wrongly ID’ed as Casey Anthony Juror, Good Morning America Tried to Interview
A random man was mis-identified on Twitter and on the site TheDirty.com as a juror in the Casey Anthony trial,...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2011
Update: Inquirer Asks Site to Remove Plagiarism Charges
iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month about computer software news site the Inquirer, which defended itself against accusations of plagiarism by site...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2011
Former N. Ireland Politican Iris Robinson Seeks Privacy Injunction
Iris Robinson is seeking a "long-term" injunction to protect her "medical details" from being reported by the media, The Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2011
Rio Ferdinand Claims Sunday Mirror Violated His Privacy
Professional soccer player Rio Ferdinand is suing the Sunday Mirror for invasion of privacy after the Mirror's April 2010 "kiss...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2011
Polish Journalist Convicted of Libeling Belarus’ President
The Associated Press reported that Polish journalist Andrzej Poczobut was convicted of libeling Belarus' president Alexander Lukashenko through ten articles...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2011
New Syrian Media Laws
Syria is reviewing a new set of media laws, according to United Press International. The laws "include sweeping freedoms" and are...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2011
UK Regulator to Investigate Sri Lanka News Video, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp. Slams Video
The Sunday Observer reported that UK broadcasting regulator OfCom will be checking "the veracity" into a BBC Channel 4 documentary, titled "Sri...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2011
Fake Stories Posted on Sony Ireland Website, Claimed Rebecca Black and R Kelly Got Married
Hackers attacked Sony Music Ireland July 5 and posted fake news stories, the Irish Times reported. One of the fake...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2011
News of the World’s Last Edition Today, Was there Phone Hacking in Scotland?
Today was the last edition of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World. The newspaper's closure was announced late last week...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2011
Casey Anthony juror soliciting media outlets for $50K for his story
Juror No. 6 in the Casey Anthony trial is soliciting media outlets for at least $50,000 to tell his story,...