by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2011
Is Billionaire’s Defamation Win Libel Tourism?
The Ethiopian Review must pay Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi £175,000 in a libel payment, the BBC reported. Al-Amoudi is an "Ethiopian-born billionaire"...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2011
Ghana Newspaper Apologizes after Attributing Article to Wrong Man
Ghanaian lawyer and former Chief of Staff "for ex-President Jerry John Rawlings," Nana Ato Dadzie, may sue two media outlets and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2011
WSJ Criticized for ‘Thinly Sourced’ Report that Daily Mirror Bribed
Columbia Journalism Review criticized a News Corp-owned Wall Street Journal report alleging a non-News Corp-owned UK newspaper reporter admitted paying the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
UK Independent Suspends Journalist Johann Hari
The Independent suspended journalist Johann Hari following last month's public criticism of Hari for lifting quotes. According to the BBC, his...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
Chicago TV News Station Apologizes for Out-of-Context Quote
Chicago CBS-affiliate WBBM apologized for misrepresenting a four-year-old's comments in a June 30 segment, Mediaite reported. WBBM reported the child...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
James O’Keefe Soliciting Donations
James O'Keefe is soliciting for $30,000 in donations, Talking Points Memo reported. O'Keefe is the conservative activist who taped and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
Wall Street Journal Not Transparent in Changing Editorial on Oslo Attack
NPR's On the Media reported that the Wall Street Journal edited an online editorial post-publication to cut its inaccurate assertion...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
Chinese Media Censored, Ordered to Retract Stories on Train Crash
China's Communist Party publicity department set up a "virtual news blackout" on a July 23 train crash, the New York Times...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2011
Huffington Post retracts blogpost about Andrew Breitbart doctoring
The Huffington Post retracted a blogpost claiming that Andrew Breitbart "doctored a video clip from a White House press briefing...
by Corinne Segal on Aug 02, 2011
Is WashPost Giving Fair Coverage to Textbook Bias Issue?
Is the Washington Post giving unfair coverage to claims that textbooks are biased? iMEdiaEthics received a complaint from Washington Post reader...