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Marty Baron on Journalism, Ethics and his Career
A discussion with the former editor of the Washington Post, Boston Globe and Miami Herald, about his recently published book Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and the Washington Post.
The Fair Report Survey 50-State is a state-by-state guide to the idiosyncrasies of the fair report privilege.
A comprehensive White Paper heralding Justice Brennan’s opinion, countering the arguments made by its chief critics, and analyzing the role of actual malice in contemporary litigation.
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MediaLawLetter November-December 2023
Legal news and features from the MLRC.
MediaLawLetter October 2023
Will Mass. High Court Reconsider its Anti-SLAPP Jurisprudence?; NBCUniversal Wins Dismissal of January 6 Activist’s Defamation Complaint; From the ED: The Critical Importance of Televising the Trump Trials; Ten Questions for FIRE’s Bob Corn-Revere and more.
MediaLawLetter September 2023
LA Court Enforces California Shield Law in “Fight of the Century” Case; Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Book Ban; Newsday Wins Defamation Suit Over Wrong Photo; Court in Tiger King Case Cites Warhol in Dismissing Claim Against Netflix; Ten Questions to Paris Attorney Clara Steinitz; MLRC Virginia Conference Recap; and much more.