As participatory and citizen journalism explode, lawsuits with sometimes scary damages claims are sparking anxiety.
If you’re running a citizen media site or contributing to one, these 10 rules will help you avoid potential legal piftalls. Get advice in videos from Harvard Berkman Center experts and Media Law Resource Center attorneys. The module was produced for the Knight Citizen News Network by Geanne Rosenberg, associate professor at City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism and Baruch College.
In conjunction with the module, Rosenberg has also created a Question & Answer blog to help those with concerns not covered by the module.
“Whether you’re a hyperlocal citizen journalist or someone practicing journalism of any sort, or a blogger of any sort or a publisher of any sort … you need to know how to stay safe.”
—Jeff Jarvis, Journalism Professor, CUNY
See the Top 10 Rules for Limiting Legal Risk module.
See other Knight Citizen News Network learning modules.
(Knight Citizen News Network is a project of J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism and is produced with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation)
