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How to write a bad review online without getting yourself sued | The Province

How to write a bad review online without getting yourself sued | The Province

                    How to write a bad review online without getting yourself sued | The Province Gave this interview a while ago (November 2014). Posting it as it might be a useful compendium of some of the things we talked about during the course. jon

Unfortunate follow-up to leading edge issues

Unfortunate follow-up to leading edge issues

                  It is always most disconcerting to read stories like these. However it does follow from the topics we took on in class last week. jon

Parents sued for kid’s defamation

Parents sued for kid’s defamation

          Check out this story: Parents face defamation trial over fake Facebook page their kid made Fair or not? jon

Breakdown of Justice

Breakdown of Justice

  “Three Years on Riker Without Trial” — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker This is a beautifully written piece about the breakdown of the justice system in a recent New Yorker.  It instigated a lot of discussion across the country – and Canada – about issues such as timely justice, legal aid and incarceration.  Do you […]

Keith Olbermann v. Bill Simmons

Keith Olbermann v. Bill Simmons

Compare and contrast from a journalistic perspective. Now compare and contrast from a defamation perspective. Now compare and contrast from the perspective of Canadian defamation law. jon

What Bill Simmons Showed About ESPN – The New Yorker

What Bill Simmons Showed About ESPN – The New Yorker

            Four questions for future class discussion: 1. Is what Simmons said defamatory? 2. If Goodell doesn’t sue should ESPN take action? 3.  If “sports journalism” is legitimate journalism, would not ESPN be backing Simmons up? 4. How do conflicts of interest (broadcast rights deals) in the sports world play […]

The right to free speech — or not?

The right to free speech — or not?

                    Interesting piece reflecting on whether there is a right to be protected from information that is uncomfortable? What about information that is “offensive”? What about information that is “dangerous”? Where do you stand on the continuum? Check out the article here: The right to free speech […]

News for the Minecraft generation: Gannett experiments with virtual reality | Poynter.

News for the Minecraft generation: Gannett experiments with virtual reality | Poynter.

Have to add this. In Class one the slide said:                 Well we may be about to find out. Check out the link: News for the Minecraft generation: Gannett experiments with virtual reality | Poynter.             jon

TMZ Sports: In praise of the site’s coverage of Ray Rice, Donald Sterling, and Jameis Winston.

TMZ Sports: In praise of the site’s coverage of Ray Rice, Donald Sterling, and Jameis Winston.

        The story can be found through this link: TMZ Sports: In praise of the site’s coverage of Ray Rice, Donald Sterling, and Jameis Winston. Have one question to add to this: Should courts care when they are making judgments about defamation or privacy that the information was paid for? Thoughts? jon

As tech firms take on the role of newsrooms, will they care about legal fights for public interest? — Tech News and Analysis

As tech firms take on the role of newsrooms, will they care about legal fights for public interest? — Tech News and Analysis

                    Click on the story: As tech firms take on the role of newsrooms, will they care about legal fights for public interest? — Tech News and Analysis. Hard to imagine an article more on point that goes to the core of our medias law course. Do […]