by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2012
Mirror Group Newspapers to Pay £75,000 for Libelous Claim man is Sex Offender
Mirror Group Newspapers must pay a man " £75,000 in damages" for The People's libelous claims in a September 2010...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2012
Australian Govt. Inquiry into Press Calls for Govt Funded, Independent Regulator
The Australian government published an "independent report" analyzing media regulation called for a new "News Media Council" with regulatory powers...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2012
Pittsburgh TV Station Hoaxed by ‘Spoof’ Football Story, Corrects on Air
Pittsburgh TV news WPXI aired information from a "spoof report" about the Pittsburgh Steelers' football star Hines Ward, Media Bistro's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2012
Daily Mail Unpublishes Sensational Science Story after PCC Complaint
The UK Daily Mail unpublished a sensational article headlined "Is a Super-Volcano Just 390 Miles from London Ready to Blow?"...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2012
UK Press Complaints Commission Is Closing, ‘Transferring its assets, liabilities & staff’ To Transition Body
The Press Complaints Commission announced it is closing to "offer the press a clean break from the past," according to...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2012
Pakistani Media Criticized for Coverage of Alleged Rape, TV News Interviewed Victim in Hospital Bed
Pakistani media violated journalism ethics in its reporting on rape, Pakistan's Express Tribune reported. Most recently, the media sensationalized news...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2012
NZ Press Council: Stories can be ‘Balanced over Time,’ Not just in One Story
The New Zealand Press Council dismissed a complaint over the Waikato Times' November 22 story "Drug puts students in hospital."...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2012
Canadian Commission Studies Media Reporting on Mental Illness, Finds Media ‘Stigmatizing’
Canada's Mental Health Commission studied print and broadcast news reports and found that "media coverage of mental illness in Canada...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2012
GRANT: Oklahoma City University Gets Grant for 10-Part Series on Broadcasting Ethics
The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation gave the Oklahoma City University's Mass Communications department a $50,000 grant to help...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2012
CIME Interviews Bill Kovach
The Center for International Media Ethics interviewed U.S. journalist Bill Kovach about his career for the center's February 2012 newsletter....