http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2010/03/12/independent-apologises-for-seriously-defamatory-headline/ Online journalism news Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:16:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2010/03/12/independent-apologises-for-seriously-defamatory-headline/comment-page-1/#comment-37517 Independent on Sunday offers blogger damages over ‘hooker’ headline | Journalism.co.uk Editors' Blog Thu, 20 May 2010 16:56:26 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=19629#comment-37517 [...] On 12 March the IoS apologised for the error, which it said was written by the newspaper not Ms Marg...: “We accept that Ms Margolis is not and never has been ‘a hooker’ or otherwise involved in the sex industry. The wording of the headline was a mistake and seriously defamatory of Ms Margolis. We offer our sincere apologies to Ms Margolis for the damage to her reputation and the distress and embarrassment which she has suffered.” [...] [...] On 12 March the IoS apologised for the error, which it said was written by the newspaper not Ms Marg…: “We accept that Ms Margolis is not and never has been ‘a hooker’ or otherwise involved in the sex industry. The wording of the headline was a mistake and seriously defamatory of Ms Margolis. We offer our sincere apologies to Ms Margolis for the damage to her reputation and the distress and embarrassment which she has suffered.” [...]

]]> http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2010/03/12/independent-apologises-for-seriously-defamatory-headline/comment-page-1/#comment-30428 Generalissues's Blog Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:05:52 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=19629#comment-30428 [...] to Comments Defamation can have very negative impact on people’s life or institutions’ reputation. However this should not be a reason for people in UK to sue anybody [...] [...] to Comments Defamation can have very negative impact on people’s life or institutions’ reputation. However this should not be a reason for people in UK to sue anybody [...]

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