Just Cuz ...
Which local Fox morning newscaster is having their lawyer send email warnings to area bloggers to get them to quiet up on critical comments of their client - described as "a private individual" ... nevermind that she's on my television every morning???
We'll tell you, but only after an annoyingly lengthy teaser campaign whereby we build up enough interest to make you think it's someone far more interesting than it actually is.
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I just can't believe anyone could believe that statements of opinion, or trut
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Ooh, I know, I know.
I just can't believe anyone could believe that statements of opinion, or truthful observations about a person regularly appearing on television could be construed as libelous in any way. Say what you want about me, just spell my name right! Okay, I don't particularly like critical remarks, but as long as they are truthful, or prefaced as one person's opinion, who am I to say boo?
The more interesting question to your readers are whether they believe bloggers have a first amendment right to print anything they deem "in the public interest," with the same protections as newspapers or television stations. As the judge said in the Apple v. Think Secret case, (where a blogger leaked correct news about a soon to be released Apple product), just because the public is interested in a subject does not make the subject "in the public interest." Apple argued the information was protected trade secrets and the blogger (a 19 year old Harvard student) should be liable for damages for leaking the ill-gotten information.
What say you oh wise one?