Oregon blogger deals with legal threat
Mitch Nolan, an Oregon-based blogger who writes not about his hometown per se, but about the media scene in the area, recently faced an interesting legal threat/situation that really could happen to any of us in the hyperlocal blogging arena. Rather than me trying to sum it up, let me just point you to the link:
KOIN-TV: Delete this tweet or face legal action
Aside from the educational account of what happened, there are a couple legal resources listed in there, too (which is inspiring me to do a separate post). In light of my post last month asking What do you know about blogging & the law?, I thought it might be helpful to share this link with you.
Thx to Ray at My Northwest Journal for the tip.
Do local bloggers need insurance?
The Online News Association is running a survey for the next few days to find out if there’s a need for online journalists (which would include some hyperlocal bloggers) to have insurance:
“With the growth of independent news outlets, bloggers and media entrepreneurship, the need for affordable, reliable coverage has expanded exponentially.
As a result, the Online News Association, in partnership with AXIS Pro (formerly Media/Professional Insurance), is surveying digital journalists to gauge the need for low-cost Media Liability Insurance coverage, which includes libel, defamation, copyright and other publishing torts.
If ONA determines enough need and interest, we will work with AXIS Pro to provide a program tailored for digital journalists under the ONA name.”
You can take the survey here. CyberJournalist says it’s open until this Friday, October 16.
And I’m curious to hear from you local bloggers: Do you have insurance against libel, defamation, etc.? If not, have you given it any thought in the past?
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