Legal Constraints on (Digital) Creativity
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
Class 3 Slides; Newsgathering, Privacy & Surveillance
Here they are. Please bring any questions to next class (or post below). jon
Notes Lesson 2
In this lesson, Jon went over law school…in a day! How is law made? Through statutes (provincial and federal) –> government-made eg. Consumer Protect Act (provincial) and Broadcasting Act (federal) […]
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 […]
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 […]
TV monitoring service is fair use, judge rules | Ars Technica
TV monitoring service is fair use, judge rules | Ars Technica. This is a very important story to note for when we talk […]
The Perils of Photojournalism | Roads & Kingdoms| An exercise in legal identity
As you read the following, try and invert the process. Recognizing the dangers – ask yourself the following “What rights should journalists have?” The Perils of Photojournalism | Roads & […]
Why we’re living in the golden age of investigative journalism – Salon.com
Following on both your introductions to yourselves and our discussion in class about how the memes of journalism’s technology and practice will define how law and justice evolve, consider this […]