Blog Author Specifically Invokes the First Amendment.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Are Blogs Media? It Depends on If you Qualify for that Label.

"Do blogs have the same constitutional protections as mainstream media?

Yes. The US Supreme Court has said that "in the context of defamation law, the rights of the institutional media are no greater and no less than those enjoyed by other individuals and organizations engaged in the same activities.""

Source
https://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/liability/defamation

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