by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2014
Did BBC Put Unwitting Students at Risk in North Korea? Apologizes for Undercover Report
What were BBC editors and producers thinking when they put college students at risk in North Korea? BBC has since...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2014
No link of hooliganism and Hillsborough’s 96 Dead, UK paper apologizes to Victims’ families, readers
The UK Reading Chronicle apologized this week for an article linking hooligans to the 1989 Hillsborough stadium tragedy. Hillsborough was...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2014
‘Article calls Ann Rule a liar,’ Seattle judge rules protected free speech
Seattle Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen dismissed true-crime author Ann Rule's libel lawsuit, ruling that an article in the Seattle...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2014
Do White House reporters give questions in advance? AZ reporter Catherine Anaya said so, then retracts
Yesterday saw a lot of attention directed toward Arizona CBS-affiliate KPHO reporter Catherine Anaya, who was at the White House...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2014
No DNA Ties Michael Skakel To Murder, Nancy Grace Sued
Michael Skakel, the nephew of Ethel Kennedy, is suing Nancy Grace for libel after the television journalist wrongly stated there...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2014
Chris Pine in Court for DUI ‘Looks Hot’ says E! News
Chris Pine may be in court to plead guilty for driving while drunk but hey, it's Hollywood. E! News still...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2014
Mick Jagger Girlfriend? Should L’Wren Scott Suicide headlines ID her as Appendage?
Is it right for the media to refer to L'Wren Scott primarily as Mick Jagger's girlfriend? New York Magazine found...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2014
3 Journalism Ethics Workshops in India Hosted by Poynter
The U.S. Poynter Institute announced this week it is holding journalism ethics workshops in three cities in India this month....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2014
AP wins journalism ethics award for CIA connection/Robert Levinson story
The Associated Press won a national journalism ethics award this week for its reporting on Robert Levinson and for postponing...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2014
‘Tort of defamation alive and well,’ Boston Herald Libel Verdict ‘Malice’ and $563,000
The Boston Herald must pay a woman named Joanna Marinova more than half a million dollars in a libel verdict,...