Recent Court Case Raises Awareness About Dangers of Libel in Social Media

Authors

Office of University Communications

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Description

Each year, Gardner-Webb University Department of Communications and New Media Professor Dr. Joseph Webb teaches students about media law and how to navigate the sometimes-murky waters of social media publishing platforms. Webb recently offered insight into a landmark case involving a celebrity, her attorney, and Twitter. In January, a civil court jury declared that shock-rocker Courtney Love was not guilty of libel for comments she posted on Twitter in 2010 against her former attorney, Rhonda Holmes.

WGWG: Careful What You Say - Libel & Social Media

Publication Date

2-3-2014

Publisher

Gardner-Webb University

City

Boiling Springs

Keywords

Dr. Joseph Webb, Kevin Sexton, Libel, Rhonda Holmes, Social Media, Twitter, U.S. Political Systems

Recommended Citation

Office of University Communications, "Recent Court Case Raises Awareness About Dangers of Libel in Social Media" (2014). Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive. 1508.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1508