Apologies & Retractions in International News Media

WBTV Apologizes For, Corrects Report that Billy Graham Died

CBS-affiliate WBTV Channel 3 made an on-air correction Dec. 3 after incorrectly reporting that evangelist Billy Graham died, according to...

The BBC apologized after one of its hosts, Jeremy Clarkson, called for public sector workers on strike to be "executed...

UK newspaper The People apologized to singer Charlotte Church Nov. 27 for its Nov. 6 report claiming she "proposed marriage...

The UK Guardian published a footnote to a quoted description in its Nov. 21 "Pass Notes" section clarifying information attributed...

South African news website BizCommunity.com retracted an Oct. 31 article about South African newspaper the Daily Sun and its editor-in-chief...

RTE is apologizing again for its libelous claims that a Catholic priest raped "an underage girl" and fathered her child. ...

Société Générale has filed a libel lawsuit after the Mail on Sunday wrongly reported that the European bank is "on...

The Guardian apologized to News International for its front-page report claiming the company had a Sun journalist "doorstep a barrister...

The UK Daily Star newspaper and Heat magazine apologized and paid damages to Garry Tweedy after wrongly claiming he "admitted...