by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
NYPost Ordered Against Deleting Phone Hacking Docs
New York Post staff has been advised to "preserve and maintain documents" regarding phone hacking, the Poynter Institute's Jim Romenesko...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
BBC Makes Libel Payout for Panorama Documentary
The BBC is paying an undisclosed amount of money in a libel payment to Italian company the Marcucci Group after...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
Shirley Sherrod’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Andrew Breitbart OK’ed by Court
The Legal Times reported July 28 that Shirley Sherrod's lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart will not be dismissed. According to the Legal Times,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
Columbia Journalism Review Criticizes News Outlets for Not Having Correction Policies/Practices Published
Professor Justin D. Martin called out news outlets for having insufficient corrections policies or practices in a recent post for...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Trinity Mirror Phone Hacked? Will Review ‘Editorial Practices’ after Claims
Trinity Mirror PLC, which owns the Daily Mirror, People, the Daily Record and other newspapers in the UK, will review...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Did NOTW Hack Phone it Gave Mother of Murdered Sarah Payne?
News of the World may have hacked a phone given to a murdered girl's mother, the Guardian reported. The phone...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Head of UK Press Complaints Commission Resigns
The head of UK press regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission announced her resignation today. Baroness Peta Buscombe announced this morning that...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
New Policy and Journalistic Standards at the Toronto Star
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English reported in early July that the Star has an updated policy manual. According to...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Seattle Weekly Writer Doesn’t Disclose His Article was on his Fiance
Seattle Weekly recently committed a "massive failure of disclosure" in its cover story by Wallowa County Chieftain editor and publisher Rick...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Richard Jewell Libel Lawsuit against Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dismissed
A libel lawsuit against the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for its stories linking Richard Jewell to the 1996 Olympic bombing has been...