The lessons learned from Anthony Adragna’s defamatory tweet
Tag Archives: libel
Rob Ford libel action: reporters are citizens too
Paul Wells on why Daniel Dale is within his rights to sue
Naheed Nenshi vs. Six-Million Dollar Man
Colby Cosh on the latest chapter in a Calgary drama
Burke v. Trolls just got interesting
Colby Cosh sets up today’s action in B.C. Supreme Court
Brian Burke, the law and how not to grovel
Charlie Gillis on how a ‘small rumour’ became big trouble
Dean Del Mastro vs. The Internet
The Conservative MP suggests Parliament should think about dealing with anonymous Internet commenters.
Armed and libellous?
A controversial magazine cover is causing a spat between Germany and Greece
Great moments in sock puppetry
British historian Orlando Figes admits to anonymously trashing competitors’ work online
Bittersweet justice for Singh
Simon Singh MBE, the celebrated science writer and documentarian, has officially won his libel tilt with the British Chiropractic Association. In April 2008 Singh wrote a column for the Guardian about the persistence of pre-scientific ideas in the British chiropractic trade. What most people now think of as merely an expert form of massage began with the claim that spinal maladjustments were the source of virtually all disease in humans, and some chiropractors still believe they can cure a lot more than back and joint pain. Singh wrote:
And another one on responsible communication
Q: Is Jeffrey Dvorkin’s analysis of the new defamation-law scene the product of expired eggnog? His piece entitled “Libel law reform: Be careful what you wish for” warns that the recent Supreme Court decision is “no early Christmas present” for Canadian media companies, and since that is exactly how I characterized it, I feel entitled to object to his contrarian Hail Mary.