This is the blog site of Mark Pearson PhD – journalist, professor and author.
I am author of Blogging and Tweeting Without Getting Sued - A Global Guide to the Law for Anyone Writing Online (Allen & Unwin, 2012); co-author (with Mark Polden) of The Journalist’s Guide to Media Law (4th ed, Allen & Unwin, 2011) and am the Australian correspondent for Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
I tweet from the handle @journlaw. My Facebook page is Journ Law. You can email me at journlaw@gmail.com . See a longer bio here.
You can view several of my research publications here, although some of the more recent ones are yet to be uploaded.
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Disclaimer: While I write about media law and ethics, nothing here should be construed as legal advice. I am an academic, not a lawyer. My only advice is that you consult a lawyer before taking any legal risks.


I enjoyed your book, as both a blogger and a lawyer! It does a great job of laying out fundamentals and guidelines for social media type communications. My review is here: http://goo.gl/AD9ds .
Thanks for the good work.
Thanks for the generous comments, Jeff!
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