Monday, September 22, 2008

Online Course Offers Guide to Online Media Law for Bloggers

The Poynter Institute's NewsU offers a free online learning course that gives legal guidance on copyright, defamation and privacy for anyone who publishes content online. The assessment is a prerequisite for individuals interested in joining the Media Bloggers Association, a organization dedicated to supporting the development of blogging as media.If you are a blogger, you may want to consider taking advantage of this new online learning course, which offers legal advice about the legal risk assoicated with blogging.The Poynter Institute's News University announced today that it is launching a new e-learning course on media law designed specifically for individuals and journalists engaged in online publishing. Online Media Law: The Basics for Bloggers and Other Online Publishers addresses defamation, privacy and copyright - three important areas of media law that affect bloggers and others who are reporting on events in their communities and helping to hold those in power accountable (www.newsu.org/onlinemedialaw). Check it out.

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