BBC pays compensation to PinkNews couple over false sexual misconduct allegations Broadcaster apologises after admitting claims against Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James were defamatory The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
'All riders were included in the operation' – Entire Tour de France peloton provided blood samples to anti-doping organisation on rest day The International Testing Agency confirmed to Cycling Weekly that they undertook a mass testing program on the Tour de France's second and final rest day Cycling Weekly · Jul 21
Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de France Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours Cycling Weekly · Jul 20
An SNL 'All Drug Olympics?' Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke The "Enhanced Games" in Las Vegas allows athletes to use performance enhancers, aiming to challenge mainstream sports' anti-doping efforts and athlete pay. Organizers promise athlete safety and better pay, while critics question its legitimacy and compare it to a "Doping Olympics." The event also explores the potential medical benefits of… The Economic Times · May 23
An SNL 'All Drug Olympics?' Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke The event that tackles the age-old question, “What would happen if we just let all the athletes take drugs?” The Independent UK · May 22
Uncertain future of PinkNews sparks fears for LGBTQ+ media in UK Multiple allegations of sexual misconduct made against bosses of title billed as safe space for journalists The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024
PinkNews: Inside the misconduct scandal tearing the LGBTQ+ publisher apart The LGBTQ+ site is reeling from multiple allegations of sexual misconduct Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024
PinkNews bosses break silence after sexual misconduct allegations Pair have called the claims ‘false, inconsistent, and malicious’ The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024
PinkNews: Alleged victim reveals new details on sexual misconduct claims against boss The founder of PinkNews and his husband have been accused by more than 30 current and former employees of inappropriate behaviour towards staff at the world’s largest LGBTQ+ website Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024
PinkNews boss suspended from NHS role after sexual misconduct allegations Dr Anthony James has been accused of sexual misconduct in his role at the news outlet The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024
PinkNews director suspended from NHS role after sexual misconduct claims Anthony James, a former GP, suspended from role at Bedfordshire hospitals trust after allegations by newspaper’s workers The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024
PinkNews staff call for resignations of ‘toxic’ bosses amid bombshell allegations of sexual misconduct Staff revealed requests for founder Benjamin Cohen to not be present in company meetings out of fear he would say something inappropriate The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024
Claims against PinkNews bosses of sexual misconduct ‘very concerning’, says No 10 BBC reports 30 current and former staff at LGBTQ+ website allege founder and his husband behaved inappropriately towards junior colleagues The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024
PinkNews bosses accused of sexual misconduct by former staff members BBC investigation spoke to more than 30 former staff members, many of whom claimed to have witnessed inapporpriate behaviour The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024
Radio France Internationale · Jul 3, 2024 Paris Olympics puts high-tech crackdown on doping to the test In the battle against drug use at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency plans to deploy a more streamlined, high-tech approach to identify and target potential cheats.
International Business Times · Jul 3, 2024 Anti-doping Agency Sharpens Its Tools For Paris Olympics In the battle against drug use at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) plans to deploy a more streamlined, high-tech approach to identify and target potential cheats.
The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2024 Man wrongly identified as Bondi Junction killer on social media asks police to consider prosecutions Lawyers for Ben Cohen provide police with evidence of social media users on X and other platforms falsely linking him to Bondi Junction stabbings
The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2024 Social media lies can unleash a dangerous contempt for others. We can stop it In our atomised society, we don’t just reject ideas and identities, we dehumanise those who hold them. There is a way out
The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2024 Sydney man wrongly named as Bondi Junction stabbings murderer settles defamation claim with Seven Seven withdraws false allegation against Benjamin Cohen and ‘apologises for the harm you and your family have suffered’
The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2024 Channel Seven seeks ‘people and culture manager’ amid Lehrmann fallout, but where is the head of news? As other executives exit, Seven staff are asking why Craig McPherson has remained so quiet. Plus: Jamelle Wells entangles ABC in brumbies row
The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2024 The disinformation hurricane surrounding the Bondi stabbing marks the end of Twitter as a breaking news destination Bad-faith scapegoating around the attacker’s identity shows Australian media needs to shake its addiction to Elon Musk’s rapidly toxifying platform
The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2024 Sydney man Benjamin Cohen wrongly named as Bondi Junction killer by Channel Seven seeks damages The university student has hired a defamation lawyer after the TV network incorrectly named him without confirmation from police
The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2024 False claims started spreading about the Bondi Junction stabbing attack as soon as it happened Some accounts falsely linked the attack to Islamist terrorism, while others identified the wrong man, with the error repeated by a TV network
The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2024 Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed? A process called biofortification puts nutrients directly into seeds and could reduce global hunger, but it’s not a magic bullet
Wales Online · Oct 27, 2022 New equalities minister Kemi Badenoch lambasts boss of LGBT+ website When asked about PinkNews and its CEO Benjamin Cohen the new equalities minister had some harsh words