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Journalism
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Media Law Prof Blog
Bloggers as Journalists and the Protections of the Shield Laws
Jason M. Shepard, California State University, Fullerton, has published Bloggers after the Shield: Defining Journalism in Privilege Law, at 1 Journal of Media Law & Ethics 186 (2010). Here is the…
Media Law Prof Blog
Two Journalists Murdered In Mexico City
Two female Mexican journalists have been found dead in Mexico City. The police have not speculated on any reason for their killings. One of the journalists, Marcela Yarce Viveros, was the…
Media Law Prof Blog
BBC Reporter Goes On Trial In Tajikistan
A BBC World Service journalist is on trial in Tajikistan, accused of membership in Hizbut-Tahrir(Party of Liberation), a banned group that advocates the creation of a pan-Islamic caliphate that would rule…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Blogs are by far the most popular social news source for journalists
Law firms have long relied on public relations and media coverage in building out the reputation of their firm and its lawyers. With the advent of social media, law firms…
Media Law Prof Blog
Tom Rachman On Journalism and Journalism Novels
Journalist Tom Rachman talks about his new novel, and his favorite reads here in a Guardian article.
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Bias in Nonprofit News: Do American Campaign Academy and Big Mama Rag make any sense at all?
From the "so what?" department, the Pew Research Center for Excellence in Journalism reports in a new study that most nonprofit news organizations have a distinct ideological bent one way or the…
Media Law Prof Blog
Working For the NOTW
From the Hollywood Reporter: A former News of the World reporter gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the tabloid.
Media and Communications Policy
Nonprofit ‘Investigative’ Journalism: A Distraction (and Worse)
As noted here, the recently released FCC report on the future of journalism has effectively put the kibosh on the “media reform” crowd’s dream of government intervention to “save journalism.” …
Media Law Prof Blog
I Can Has Journalism Revolution?
Ben Hu, the "I Can Has Cheezburger" mogul, is challenging mainstream journalists and publishers, whether they have made a move to the Internet or not, to think outside the printer's box.…
Media Law Prof Blog
I Can Has Journalism Revolution?
Ben Hu, the "I Can Has Cheezburger" mogul, is challenging mainstream journalists and publishers, whether they have made a move to the Internet or not, to think outside the printer's box.…