Category Archives: bloggers’ rights

Google removes anti-MoveOn.org ads; but did they do it too easily?

Posted on Thu Oct 11, 2007 by Jason

Just weeks after forcing a CafePress.com shopkeeper to stop selling t-shirts referencing their name, far-left liberal activist group MoveOn.org has struck again, this time successfully lobbying search giant Google to take down anti-MoveOn.org advertising which referencing the group’s recent attacks … Continue reading →

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Blogging doesn’t need- and shouldn’t have- a code of conduct

Posted on Wed Apr 11, 2007 by Jason

Tim O’Reilly, owner of O’Reilly Media, recently proposed a blogging code of conduct in light of recent threats against blogger Kathy Sierra and the ensuing controversy that arose around the discussion of those threats. While this is obviously a move … Continue reading →

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As blogging comes of age, growing pains persist

Posted on Wed Feb 7, 2007 by Jason

A few comments on the latest political/blog scandal. First, some background. This time around, liberal blogger Amanda Marcotte, recently hired to run presidential candidate John Edwards’ campaign blog, is being criticized for a variety of blog posts she’s written at … Continue reading →

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Lance Dutson making history as credentialed blogger

Posted on Sat Jan 13, 2007 by Jason

Photo: John Patriquin for the Portland Press Herald Lance Dutson More great and well-deserved press for my friend Lance Dutson, who will be making history next week as one of the first ever bloggers credentialed to cover a federal court … Continue reading →

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Lance won…this round

Posted on Sun May 7, 2006 by Jason

Congratulations to Lance Dutson, who is free from the legal black cloud imposed on him by Warren Kremer Paino Advertising. The agency dropped their lawsuit Friday, though they made no public comment on the matter. Cowards, to the end. In … Continue reading →

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Maine Rep calls for Office of Tourism investigation

Posted on Fri May 5, 2006 by Jason

In his ongoing ethical and now legal battle with inept state government officials and contractors, Lance Dutson has finally received meaningful public help from a State of Maine government official, some five months after his original reporting. Today, Maine Representative … Continue reading →

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MBA announces support for Lance Dutson

Posted on Thu Apr 27, 2006 by Jason

As I reported earlier, the Media Bloggers Association has stepped up to assisnt in the defense of Maine blogger Lance Dutson against the multi-million dollar federal lawsuit he has been served with by Warren Kremer Paino, the ad agency of … Continue reading →

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Maine blogger sued by Maine Office of Tourism subcontractor

Posted on Thu Apr 27, 2006 by Jason

Lance Dutson, the blogger whose ‘Pay-per-gate‘ investigation has uncovered several instances of incompetence by the Maine Office of Tourism and its subcontractors, today announced he has been sued for over a million dollars by Warren Kremer Paino, the Office of … Continue reading →

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‘Pay-per-Gate’ picking up steam

Posted on Wed Mar 29, 2006 by Jason

The ‘Pay-per-Gate‘ saga, which I’ve written about twice before, has now crossed over into the local media here in Maine. Today, both the Knox County VillageSoup Times and the Portland Press Herald ran variations on the story.

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Maine blogger threatened with lawsuit for ‘Pay-per-Gate’ story

Posted on Mon Mar 20, 2006 by Jason

Every blogger out there should understand that when one of us is threatened with a lawsuit, we’re all threatened. That’s not a cutesy cliche- it’s a serious point to keep in mind whenever we begin to forget that there are … Continue reading →

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