When it was announced that the The Independent was to cease producing the print editions of its daily and Sunday titles from March 26, the reaction of journalists and columnists to the news (and the inevitable redundancies to come as a consequence) was of course one of palpable sadness. Read the rest of this entry »
The future is digital: let’s hope the online-only Independent will be part of it – John Jewell
16 02 2016Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: Independent, John Jewell, The Conversation
Categories : Journalism, Media
Insulting a politician right after her death: does the ECHR protect the reputation of the deceased? – Valeska David
16 02 2016
At the end of 2014, when deciding on the admissibility of a case brought by Stalin’s grandson, who sued a newspaper and the author of an article for defamation of his grandfather, the ECtHR stated that the heir of a deceased person could not claim a violation of the latter’s article 8’s rights since they are non-transferable.[1] Less than two years later, however, the recent judgment in Genner v. Austria (Application no. 55495/08) seems to cast a shadow of doubt on that principle. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Defamation of the Dead, Strasbourg Observers, Valeska David
Categories : Freedom of expression, Libel, Privacy
