June 07, 2011

New legal guide for digital journalists

This week, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press published its Digital Journalist’s Legal Guide—a resource for anyone who is disseminating news online…

The main topics covered are:

• Newsgathering. Rules for open records and meetings, court access, and access to events or places.
• Protecting and defending your work. How to protect sources, fight subpoenas, and what to do if you’re threatened with a libel lawsuit libel.
• Understanding the law. Basic internet regulation, how to protect a domain name, copyright and trademark law, fair use, and more.

You can select a state to view additional content in the guide related to that state.

So far this guide can be viewed only via your web browser—but it’s the kind of content that would make an excellent downloadable app for on-the-spot reference.

The News for Digital Journalists blog is made possible by a grant to USC Annenberg from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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