Joe Rayment was the Senior Editor for the Summer 2007 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. The Long Arms of the Law
How a British libel ruling could change things for journalists and plaintiffs – and not just over there.
Last October, across the ocean, a Lord of the British Realm declared that journalists could print untrue things as long as they practised “responsible journalism.” With time, these weighty words could yet make the voyage to Canada. “My Lords,” Lord Bingham began his opinion for the House of Lords, Britain’s highest court: “This appeal raises two questions […]
