This week I'm going to give you a quick look at a current even in American media law. Lets take a look at the Obsidian Fin. Grp. v. Cox (2014) a case in which, a blogger was sued for publishing posts that accused Obsidian Financial Group of many illegal activities. Since the bloggers statements were posted as a source of media they were dismissed as constitutionally protected opinions. I'll add a link that provides much more detail below.
http://www.medialawmonitor.com/2014/04/blurred-lines-9th-circuit-applies-same-first-amendment-protections-to-bloggers-as-traditional-media/
I believe any source where a type of language is used should be protected by the first amendment. It's unfortunate that people have to learn that one media at a time.
Good example. The court found the blog post was presented as opinion, not fact, and the blogger had the same rights as mainstream media to present opinions.
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