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Bloggers Gain Libel Protection

Posted on 30 Jun 2003 · tagged · comments off

Xeni Jardin reports in a Wired article that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that “Web loggers, website operators and e-mail list editors can’t be held responsible for libel for information they republish, extending crucial First Amendment protections to do-it-yourself online publishers.” That may give editors and reports more impetus to explore blogging [...]

Piercing the editorial veil

Posted on 25 Jun 2003 · tagged · comments off

In his latest column, Steve Outing suggests that, in this post-Jayson Blair era, newspapers expose the inner workings of a news story’s life online, showing everyone who has touched the story from the reporter through the copy editor, desk editor, etc, etc. It’s an interesting idea, but I’m not sure how practical it is, [...]

More old media vs. blogs

Posted on 1 Aug 2002 · tagged · comments off

How Weblogs Keep the Media Honest (washingtonpost.com) is an interesting take on how old media companies are getting down and dirty in the whole journalism vs. weblogs thing.

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