Sentences with phrase «libel threats»

Over at The Independent, the new head of the Soil Association, Helen Browning, explains why her team won't back down in the face of libel threats from a gigantic pig farming operation: «I think most people are trying to make their way in life the best way they can, with different views and perspectives on things.

The second incident involved the editor of Energy and Environment, Dr Boehmer - Christiansen, who claims «[t] he hacked emails revealed attempts to manipulate peer review to E&E's disadvantage, and showed that libel threats were considered against its editorial team.

The paper was sound but a libel threat apparently exerted pressure on management at Frontiers in Psychology, suggesting a blow to academic freedom

The paper was sound but a libel threat apparently exerted pressure on management at Frontiers in Psychology, suggesting a blow to academic freedom

Toronto magazine defies libel threat from entrepreneur featured in current issue, Canadian Press

Not exact matches

In his response letter, the Times» lawyer bluntly declined those requests from Trump's legal team despite the threat of a potential libel lawsuit against the newspaper.

Brian Mulroney is the centerpiece in Stevie Cameron's blockbuster, On The Take and again in The Last Amigo — two books that if erroneous about Mr. Mulroney (given his threats against the government) should have brought libel suits.

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«The greatest threat to journalistic independence and integrity is not the Jesse Helmses,» a network news executive was reported saying this week, «and it's not the libel suit — it's red ink.»

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

In the party, mouths were agape with disbelief, there have been threats of libel, initiatives to the Press Complaints Commission, all of which have gone dormant.

The government's welcome proposals could help stem frivolous or abusive threats of libel and prevent powerful interests coming to Britain to shut down criticism and debate.»

As well as threats made after publication, I regularly hear from overseas scientists who self - censor their writing in order to avoid a potential libel suit.

Other scientists, science journalists and journals have also been subjected to legal actions and threats, and the libel law of England and Wales has earned a reputation for being anti-free speech and for silencing scientific debate and criticism.

Their lady lucan date of birth ignored the threat of libel and identified him as.

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Ken, a few remarks: — E&E didn't threat Gavin with lawsuits over their libel: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/02/22/realclimates-over-the-top-response/ — The article of Oliver Manuel was peer reviewed, the reviewers didn't agree with the content, therefore the article was published as an «opinion», not a peer - reviewed article.

NGOs and small publishers - including bloggers - are extremely vulnerable to the threat of a costly libel or privacy actions in the UK.

This Hub discusses instances of threat, intimidation, abuse and libel directed against climate scientists and spokespersons.

Scheduled speakers include some of the nation's best - known global warming skeptics, including Anthony Watts, a television weatherman; Timothy Ball, a former University of Winnipeg professor who has been sued for libel by Michael Mann, a prominent mainstream climate scientist; and Alan Carlin, a former Environmental Protection Agency analyst who claims he was muzzled when he raised questions about the agency's finding that atmospheric carbon dioxide is a threat to human health and the environment.

But bear in mind that the Constitution doesn't protect everything under every circumstance; it doesn't extend to libel, slander, obscenity, «true threats,» or speech that incites imminent violence or lawbreaking.

«Then they wouldn't do stupid things like issue threats of libel suits that they can't win against bloggers who, it turns out, have lots of friends willing to make the law firm and its client look bad for it.»

It may also prevent companies using the threat of relatively unsubstantiated libel claims as a tactical advantage before any proceedings are brought.

While third parties are protected from such suits in the United States by the Communications Decency Act, Canada has no such protection, he says, and that raises «a significant threat of «libel chill.»»

Court orders and injunctions sound like an approach that would also work for libel and «fake news» campaigns, as well as less severe threats to one's self - esteem or reputation.