MBA LAUNCHES EDUCATION, LEGAL ADVISORY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR BLOGGERS
September 19, 2008 (LAS VEGAS) The Media Bloggers Association has launched a comprehensive program to provide bloggers access to the same sort of legal and financial resources long available to traditional media organizations including BlogInsure, a first of its kind liability insurance program for bloggers which provides coverage for all forms of defamation, invasion of privacy and copyright infringement or similar allegations arising out of blogging activities [read more]
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MBA Partners with Poynter's NewsU on Media Law course for Bloggers Harvard Law, CUNY J-School co-author content for innovative course for online publishers. |
Newsweek Taps MBA Members for The Ruckus Campaign '08 Blog on Newsweek.com MBA has partnered with Newsweek to create a hot new political blog for Campaign '08 |
MBA teams with PBS to credential bloggers for Presidential Debates Casey Lartigue interviews presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd at Howard University. |
In a first, U.S. District Court credentials bloggers for Scooter Libby Trial The MBA obtained full media credentials for members at high profile federal trial. |
NPR's Bob Garfield of "On The Media" discusses blogging insurance with Robert CoxNEW YORK, NY, October 5, 2008 - Bob Garfield, co-host of "On The Media", heard nationally on National Public Radio interviewed Robert Cox, President of the Media Bloggers Association on the risks associated with blogging - copyright infringement, invasion of privacy or defamation - and what bloggers can do about it. Cox tells Garfield about frivolous lawsuits that are chilling free speech in the blogosphere and how the MBA's new BlogInsure program can help bloggers push back against deep-pocketed litigants...listen>> |
PBS to Credential Bloggers for Next Week's Democratic Presidential ForumNEW ROCHELLE, NY, June 20, 2007 - PBS has set aside a limited number of media credentials for bloggers who wish to cover the upcoming "ALL AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL FORUMS ON PBS" hosted by Tavis Smiley, to be held June 28th, 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ET at Howard University in Washington, DC. Candidates scheduled to appear next week are U.S. Senator Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, former U.S. Senator John Edwards, former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel, U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Senator Barack Obama and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson... read more >> |
Local Blog Dispute Resolved Without Suit, Attorney ConfirmsJared Allen wrote in The City Paper Local blog dispute resolved without suit, attorney confirm. "Attorneys for JL Kirk & Assocs. contacted Media Bloggers Association attorney Ronald Coleman shortly after receiving his letter stating that the MBA was representing me in this dispute on Thursday afternoon, Coble wrote Monday." ... read more >> |
Associated Press To Carry MBA Bloggers Coverage of Libby TrialWASHINGTON DC, January 23, 2007 - The Associated Press has partnered with the Media Bloggers Association to distribute its members' coverage of the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, to the news organization's member websites, the bloggers group announced today... read more >> |