DISQUS

Mathew's comments: Sue him — yeah, that’ll work

  • Brian · 3 years ago
    If you want to be treated as journalists in some sense, that includes dealing with the risk of libel and defamation lawsuits.

    I am not sure but it's my impresssion the majority of bloggers don't want to be journalists but rather they simply want to speak their mind.

    That said I'm more than willing to be responsible for libel, copyright infringement and etc - the same as anyone else. In return I don't expect to be singled out just because I have a blog. That might be wishful thinking.

    There does seem to be a strong case of perception over reality at work in the (now withdrawn) lawsuit. A journalist who commits egregious libel is in trouble professionally - or so I assume. A blogger whose day job is down at the mill? You can't threaten a man like that by the old rules.
  • Mathew Ingram · 3 years ago
    Thanks for the comment, Brian. I agree that the rule book is kind of being rewritten, and there will be more cases like this one I imagine before things get sorted out.

    Mathew