Tag: free speech
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FEC elates strange bedfellows with political blogging ruling – ars technica
I’ve been following this thread for a few years now. The FEC has been getting this right for some time now, correctly positing that free speech is free speech, even when it’s political, and that speech doesn’t count as a political contribution. That seems pretty clear, but this ruling confirms it yet again. via @journerdism…
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Keep the frontier wild
This month’s Carnival of Journalism question, posed by Doug Fisher, asks — more or less — what the law can do for journalism. My answer? As little as possible. Keep the frontier wild. Photo by Ushlambad on Flickr. One of the more striking parts of the Media Law class I took a surprisingly long time…
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Edwards’ staff tussles with UNC journalism school – newsobserver.com
Uh, yeah, trying to stop j-school students from posting a video on YouTube is probably not the best way to control campaign coverage. Edwards’ staff tussles with UNC journalism school – newsobserver.com
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House panel approves legal shield for bloggers – CNET News.com
Not as great as it sounds. Basically says that bloggers are journalists IF they make money “or livelihood” — if they take ads. Not sure how detailed the language is, because my blog has certainly been a factor in getting “livelihood.” via Dave W. House panel approves legal shield for bloggers – CNET News.com
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A couple of moments with the president | Rhode Island news | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal
“WPRI-TV, Channel 12 reporter Jarrod Holbrook had his White House press pass snatched after he shouted “Mr. President!” twice as President Bush greeted Air and Army National Guardsmen gathered on the tarmac at the Air National Guard base in Quonset.” A couple of moments with the president | Rhode Island news | Rhode Island news…
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Things we can’t talk about – Eyes East
Talking about Tianamen in a Chinese classroom… Things we can’t talk about – Eyes East
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Keep your code of conduct out of my communication medium, thank you kindly
Let’s be clear, here: There are trolls everywhere. On the letters to the editor pages of our newspapers, on every daytime television talk show, not to mention most hours of cable news, at the table next to us at the coffee shop, the halls of Congress, and yes, in the blogosphere.
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Who needs a free press? – Eyes East
“There was a weird, semi-celebratory jitter going around the China blogosphere for much of the past two days. Sometime Wednesday, BlogSpot came back from the Net Nanny’s netherworld and into the off-blue light of the free-ish Internet.” Who needs a free press? – Eyes East
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NYC24 Free Speech Online Wiki
A Columbia University new media class is looking for editors for a wiki about free online speech and the law. Specifically, it’s about bloggers getting sued, so if you’ve got the recent law chops, chime in and help these students demonstrate what a wiki NYC24 Free Speech Online Wiki
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UCSB student president vetoes newspaper punishment – AP via Mercury News
Free speech and student-government business policy butt heads here, and free speech wins by a nose. UCSB student president vetoes newspaper punishment – AP via Mercury News