Surely there will be lawyers eager to represent Matthews pro bono, or at least to contribute to his defense.

Should Randy watch this case with interest?

Going for a "chilling effect," Chad? I think Brian Conley already went that route.

There's some precedent here. It usually doesn't go in favor of the censors.

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With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms.

Going for a "chilling effect," Chad?

Utterly ridiculous.

Andy, take a deep breath. That Randy should be concerned is a joke. It was not a serious comment. You clearly don't know me well, if at all.

The case in Memphis does raise interesting questions about what some 'bloggers' actually are, are they journalists? Knoxviews is a bit different than some blogs in that folks other than Randy post content. Let's take Hornback for example. Only he posts content on his blog. Is he a journalist entitled to protection?

I expect there will be some interesting litigation should the DA in Memphis choose to press this issue. I would think some groups would offer legal representation to the blogger.

That Randy should be concerned is a joke. It was not a serious comment.

Neither was mine. Ha?

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With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms.

You clearly don't know me well, if at all.

I definitely do not know you. I did wonder about that comment.