Blogging

[Richard]

Be careful with what you blog.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/judge-blogger-not-eligible-for-oregon-media-shield-law.ars

Wannabe journalists do not have the same protections.

[Lily]

Dec 9, 2011 13:29:09 GMT -5 Richard said:

Be careful with what you blog.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/judge-blogger-not-eligible-for-oregon-media-shield-law.ars

Wannabe journalists do not have the same protections.

Thanks for posting this, Richard, it's chilling indeed. My thoughts are divided on the issue. On the one hand, I support freedom of speech, yet on the other, which one of us would like to see our name plastered all over the Internet and defamed by someone who has a hate on for us? Attacking a lawyer of all people, wasn't very smart. And this woman is not a journalist, who at least are bound by some sort of ethics vis a vis their editor's terror of lawsuits! Also with a journalist it would be unlikely to get so venomous and personal.