Published on March 12, 2014
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BEING A JOURNALIST IS A HEROIC ACT IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD
Media in Venezuela under attack for coverage of unrest – “With the anti-government protests entering their second month in Venezuela, the media have come under severe attack by the Maduro administration and its supporters as they try to cover the volatile events unfolding in the South American nation.”
ISN’T THIS BLACKMAIL/EXTORTION?
Taxi publication threatens to expose gay aldermen over rideshare issue – “A local taxi-industry trade publication has threatened to out five aldermen unless demands to stop the ridesharing industry in Chicago are met.”
YOU CAN’T USE SOMEONE ELSE’S CREATIVE WORK WITHOUT PERMISSION!
Kona artist sues online publisher – “Brad ‘Tiki Shark’ Parker learned a few months ago that his ‘Forbidden Island’ painting had been uploaded to CafePress, a website that allows users to customize shirts, mugs, bags and a variety of other items. Art is automatically copyrighted, Parker said, so no one should be able to print his work without his permission Û and without him getting paid.”
WHY DIDN’T THEY SUE THE PERSON WHO RAN THE AD?
Newspaper sued over rental ad prohibiting children – “The Oregon state labor agency has sued a weekly Junction City newspaper over a rental ad that prohibited families with children.”
JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE IN THE U.S. DOESN’T MEAN YOUR (ALLEGED) FOREIGN VICTIM CAN’T SUE YOU
Lawsuit: Univision newscaster’s book had false ID – “A Guatemalan man claims in a lawsuit that Univision news host Jorge Ramos wrongly identified him as an U.S. immigration agent in a 2005 book about a fatal migrant smuggling venture, prompting death threats and forcing the man and his family to leave Guatemala. The lawsuit filed last month in Miami-Dade Circuit Court seeks unspecified damages from Ramos and HarperCollins Publishers…”
ANOTHER PLAINTIFF GETS SLAPPED BY THE ANTI-SLAPP STATUTE
Court throws out Ann Rule’s defamation court case – “A defamation lawsuit file by Ann Rule against an Eagle Creek man who wrote a scathing article about the queen of true crime has been dismissed. King County Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen dismissed Rule’s case against Rick Swart and the weekly newspaper in Seattle that published his article, citing Washington state’s anti-SLAPP statute. Seattle Weekly published Swart’s article titled ‘Ann Rule’s Sloppy Storytelling’ in 2011…”
SO, YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO BE AN HEIR TO SUE ON BEHALF OF THE DECEASED ANYMORE?! IF THIS IS TRUE, THE LAWYER SHOULD BE DISBARRED.
KISS Lawsuit Filed Without Carr Family Support – “The lawsuit filed against Kiss in respect of royalties allegedly unpaid to Eric Carr was filed without the support or knowledge of the late drummer’s heirs.”
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Published on March 5, 2014
I had to run an errand yesterday morning. This is the high season here on Florida’s gulf coast. We’re overrun with snowbirds and we don’t mind because their vacation dollars keep us from paying state income tax. During the high season, the traffic is pretty bad here so I was surprised when, pulling out of our neighborhood, there was no cars at all. I turned right, away from the island. About a mile up the road, I could see lots of flashing lights. No traffic was coming my way. They had the road closed down, and were forcing all the cars to turn around.
I stopped at the light. My windows were open and a guy walking by asked, “What’s going on down there?”
I replied, “I have no idea!”
Published on March 5, 2014
This week, I want to share a query letter l I received…
Published on March 5, 2014
I love WritersWeekly. I really appreciate the consistency and accuracy.
Patti
Published on March 5, 2014
writing career advice
Sometimes we writers get hitched to the wagon and steed on a blazing trail headed to nowhere fast. That blazing trail for our purposes may be the pipe dream magazine of a bitter editor. It might be a newspaper making due at just the middle ground with no path to better real estate. It may be the dead end online portal for pulp entertainment and sports write ups that don’t really get you the Pulitzer you dream of. Whatever it is, eventually you have to have a heart to heart with yourself about your ambitions as a writer. When is it time to move on to greater adventures? That, my friends, is the million dollar question…
Published on March 5, 2014
I have a few articles about optics (binoculars, spotting scopes, riflescopes, etc.). Any guidance in where I may publish them?
Published on March 5, 2014
Six months ago, I landed a contract with a local non-profit editing articles for their newsletter. They needed a freelancer because staff downsizing had eliminated several staff positions and the few staff who remained were overloaded. After three months of editing, and spending time going back and forth with the staff person who took over design and layout, I asked the director of communications if I could take over that part of the project in addition to editing…
Published on March 5, 2014
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Amazon Workers’ Lawsuit To Be Heard By US Supreme Court
“The Supreme Court decided on Monday to hear a case about employees having to wait in long lines to go through security checks at the end of their shifts, according to Reuters. The case will address whether the e-commerce giant should pay workers for this time spent, which can last as long as 30 minutes.”
Teen’s Facebook Post Costs Father $80K Legal Settlement
“The settlement agreement included a stipulation that the man and his wife not disclose details of the settlement with anyone. The daughter posted on Facebook that the money would pay for family vacation to Europe…”
Over 100 Published Science Journal Articles Just Gibberish
“Some 120 papers published in established scientific journals over the last few years have been found to be frauds, created by nothing more than an automated word generator that puts random, fancy-sounding words together in plausible sentence structures…”
Twist In Unmasking Of Infamous Goldman Sachs Twitter Mole
“Late last month, the writer sold a book about Wall Street culture based on the tweets for a six-figure sum.”
Gawker Media Group Inc. Dismissed From Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Hateful 8’ Lawsuit
“Gawker Media Group, Inc., parent company of the snarky media blogs Gawker and Defamer, has been dismissed without prejudice from Quentin Tarantino’s copyright lawsuit after it argued the court does not have jurisdiction over the Cayman Islands-based corporation.”
In Appeal, Apple Says E-Book Ruling Will Harm Consumers
“Apple had no knowledge that publishers were engaged in a conspiracy in December 2009 or at any other point, the company said in its appeal against a district court ruling which found Apple and five major U.S. publishers had conspired to fix e-book prices.”
Lawyer Behind Ezra Levant Libel Suit Denies Accusation He Attempted A ‘Shakedown’ Of Maclean’s Magazine
“Under cross-examination at the libel trial he launched against Sun News host Ezra Levant, Khurrum Awan, a Saskatchewan lawyer, denied a key plank of Mr. Levant’s harsh public criticism – that he engaged in a ‘shakedown’ or ‘blackmail’ of Maclean’s magazine.”
Why Hiring “Interns” Or “Volunteers” Can Lead To A Class-Action Lawsuit
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