by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2011
Breitbart Sued by Shirley Sherrod for Libel, Video Edits
Shirley Sherrod, the former USDA official who was quickly fired last year after conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart published an edited...
Libel
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2011
Rwanda Journalists Imprisoned for Defamation, ‘Genocide Revisionism’
Reporters without Borders, Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists "slammed" a recent conviction and imprisonment given to two...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2011
Will NYT, Guardian Editors Still Back Assange If Wikileaks Sues For Libel?
The New York Times' executive editor Bill Keller and The Guardian's editor Alan Rusbridger both commented during a Columbia University...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2011
Wash Redskins Owner Suing Over Doctored Photo, Column by Dave McKenna
The owner of the Washington Redskins, Dan Snyder, filed a defamation lawsuit against Washington City Paper and its parent company, the Washington...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2011
TripAdvisor Accused of 27,000 Defamatory Reviews?
A travel reviewer complained about a hotel experience on TripAdvisor. Problem is, he never stayed in the hotel, it's reported,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2011
David Beckham Counters In Touch Lawsuit
As iMediaEthics previously reported, David Beckham called for a front page apology from In Touch magazine after it published a cover...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2011
Jamaica PM Bruce Golding Calls for Defamation Law Revisions
Jamaica's prime minister, Bruce Golding, called for reforms to the country's defamation laws, according to the Jamaica Observer. Last month,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2011
Ukrainian Newspaper The Kyiv Post Blocks UK Web Access After Libel Lawsuit
Ukranian newspaper The Kyiv Post is preventing Internet users from the United Kingdom from accessing its site as a protest...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 02, 2011
Scottish Politician Tommy Sheridan convicted for lying during News of the World defamation trial
The News of the World may appeal a 2006 defamation ruling after former Scottish Parliament member Tommy Sheridan was convicted...