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It’s all fun and games ’til you (maybe) libel someone

It’s all fun and games ’til you (maybe) libel someone

Deadspin’s new series about jerk coaches yielded a false anonymous story about Arizona State’s Pat Murphy. Was Murphy libeled?

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Added protection for journalists

Added protection for journalists

In what basically would be an expansion of shield laws, the New York Times reported that the Obama Administration. key democrats and a coalition of news organizations are close to agreeing on legislation that, if successful, would further protect journalists who won’t reveal their sources.
This, obviously, is good news.
We’re guessing there are a couple of [...]

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