Comment 58663

By mrjanitor (registered) | Posted January 28, 2011 at 20:12:26

Highwater,

A lesson for whom? Ryan and Joey responded to Bratina's unwarranted accusation with gravity, dignity, and professionalism, which only served to cast Bratina and Chapman's buffoonery into high relief. There's a lesson here alright. Let's hope the Mayor and his Chief of Staff learn it.

You completely missed my point.

The lesson is that sites like RTH have growing power in the public eye and the people who blog and write articles can expect vigorous counter-attacks in the future from those in the traditional power establishment. Those who participate in adding content to a site like RTH need to continue to do so but also need to be educated in how to express an opinion while removing any chance of legal repercussions from those they critique.

I really have no clue as to what you thought I meant by this:

I think Bratina hopes to send a little chill down the spine of Hamilton's blogging community. I think he has only angered them but there may be a lesson embedded in his attack as well.

...considering I wrote this before the quote you cherry picked:

Maybe it's time to have an on-line course or legal recommendations for citizen journalists here on RTH. I can see how the risks can be surprising; not properly citing copyrighted material, protection of sources, libel and slander laws... I'm sure this is an incomplete list.

Does it make sense now?

Comment edited by mrjanitor on 2011-01-28 20:13:09

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