Chapter 19 Questions

CHAPTER 19 QUESTIONS

1. How do bloggers differ from professional journalists?
2. How does libel differ from slander?
3. State three reasons why the ease of editing false information on the Internet does not minimize the damage to one's reputation.
4. What makes a statement libelous?
5. Is a blogger liable for defamatory comments posted to his blog by a third party?
6. Employee blogging raises two issues that must be balanced -- what are they?
7. What might prevent an employee from being "dooced"?
8. Would the National Labor Relations Act protect an employee blogger from a defamation claim by her employer?
9. What standard have many courts applied to school administrators who punish students for their blogs written off-campus?
10. List two categories of speech that school officials may prohibit on campus.
11. List two concerns that a lawyer might have to consider before blogging.
12. Why would a milblogger be concerned about the UCMJ?
13. What is a shield law and whom does it protect?
14. Is a blogger a "journalist"? Are bloggers protected as journalists under the First Amendment or state shield laws? Explain your position.
15. If a court were to find a celebrity vlogger to be a "public figure" how would that affect his ability to pursue a defamation claim?
16. What are the arguments for and against a court finding a celebrity vlogger to be a "public figure"?

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