Newspaper Justified In Firing Reporter for Tweets

A newspaper crime reporter was lawfully terminated for making what the newspaper considered were inappropriate and offensive tweets. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that the Arizona Daily Star was justified in firing the reporter who ignored warnings from his editor and superiors to stop posting what they believed were inappropriate and offensive tweets.  Postings on […]
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Court Rules Tweet Is Not Defamatory

A Cook County judge ruled that a tweet by a tenant was not defamatory as a matter of law. Judge Diane Larsen found that the tweet, “who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it’s okay,” was susceptible of innocent construction and not defamatory per se as a matter […]
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