Proposed federal anti-SLAPP law shows promise

A Republican senator has introduced a bill in Congress that would protect representatives of the news media from lawsuits arising from reporting on matters of public interest.

The law is welcome, writes Trevor Timm for the Electronic Freedom Foundation, but needs to include bloggers, citizens journalists and Internet commentators. -db

From a commentary for the Electronic Freedom Foundation, August 25, 2012, by Trevor Timm.

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