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Articles tagged defamation (5)

Joshua BentonSeptember 8, 2021

An Australian court ruling makes publishers legally responsible for every idiot Facebook user who leaves a comment

Is a defamatory comment left on your Facebook page more like graffiti on a wall, a streaker on live TV, or a hand-delivered telegram? Whatever your metaphor, Australian courts now say publishers are legally liable for words they neither wrote nor published.

Four ways Mother Jones became profitable in this turbulent industry

Jillian StonecipherFebruary 25, 2013

A proposed Florida law targets mugshot sites, but hits journalists’ First Amendment rights

“Even staunch free speech advocates recognize that these mugshot companies are, at the very least, distasteful. But, of course, the First Amendment does not allow the government to regulate content simply because it is distasteful.”

Jeffrey HermesJuly 9, 2012

Falsity and the First Amendment: Implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Stolen Valor

The director of the Citizen Media Law Project says the decision puts a dent in a common claim of those seeking defamation suits.

January 14, 2009

David Ardia: Why news orgs can police comments and not get sued