Libel
Navigating Legal Challenges in Journalism
[vc_column_inner width="1/6"][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_inner width="1/6"]Learn strategies to help your news organization handle tricky legal situations, including…
For the last time, President Trump can’t change U.S. libel law
President Trump has repeatedly threatened to change U.S. libel law to crack down on news…
Boston Herald loses libel case, says it will ‘ultimately prevail’
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly | Media Nation A jury in Massachusetts awarded Joanna Marinova $563,000 for…
National Enquirer funds playwriting foundation after false Philip Seymour Hoffman report
The New York Times The National Enquirer and its publisher, American Media Incorporated, will fund…
Jury finds Courtney Love did not defame in first American Twibel trial
SPIN After a seven-day trial and a few hours of deliberation, the jury ruled in…
How Courtney Love and U.S.’s first Twitter libel trial could impact journalists
How does defamation law apply in the context of Twitter? We may find out very…
UNC journalism students get libel insurance
The Daily Tar Heel University of North Carolina journalism students now enjoy some financial protection…
Twitter users face libel claims for spreading false accusation
The Economist | Guardian | New York Times The BBC falsely accused retired British politician Alistair McAlpine…