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The mainstream media is hard at work again defining blood libel. It was only a month or so ago when this phrase was as lonely as "where's the beef".

Sarah Palin causes a controversy, again, by using the phrase "blood libel."

It seems everyone is worrying about everything but Gabrielle Giffords. We seem to be much more worried about commentary than facts. What's going on?

If not for the use of "blood libel" in yesterday's speech, Sarah Palin might have begun to find a way out of her recent troubles. Instead, they deepened even further, and cost her the best chance she had to turn things around.

Because to say that Jared Lee Loughner's act of violence that killed a federal judge, a 9-year-old girl, and four others simply begins and ends with his criminal act -- as Sarah Palin claims during her video speech -- is to refute -- or "refudiate"...

Sarah Palin has finally spoken out against those who have blamed her "vitriol" for the tragedy. But is her use of the term "blood libel" racially insensitive?

Sarah Palin is firing back at the critics who are linking her words and actions to the Tucson, Ariz., shooting rampage. The shooting rampage left six people dead and 14 wounded, while Palin is labeling the attacks on her as "blood libel."

Sarah Palin's latest phrase, "blood libel", proves that she just can't stop with the violent imagery. So what exactly is "blood libel", and why will Sarah Palin be condemned even more for using the term?

In her first major statement since the Gabrielle Giffords shooting, Sarah Palin responded to the blame against her by saying some journalists formed a "blood libel." Since that is a loaded phrase against Jews, it likely wasn't what many wanted to hear.

How to formulate a new libel law for the wilds of online information.

Writers need to be aware of legal repercussions from people they may write about if statements written as fact are not true. Those who cross the line could end up in a court of law, sued for defamation.

Some commenters drawn to the Skanks in New York blog as a result of Cohen's lawsuit suggest that Cohen is overreacting to anonymous defamation.

Celebrities have a more difficult time winning a libel suit against a publisher than the average person.

If someone has filed charges of libel or slander against you, it is important to understand the differences between the complications and how they affect your defense for defamation of character.

People on AC think Susan Cummings could be sued for posting opinions and facts. Here's the truth.

There is nothing funny about libel or slander, but it can be difficult to prove if you've filed a civil lawsuit. Follow these tips to get the compensation you're owed.

After the economy crashed in 2008, new technology in media brought big changes in how we get our news and the type of news we get. It is fast. It can be viral. It can be dead wrong.

Big Journalism has obtained an email sent by Joe McGinniss to Jesse Griffin, once the proprietor of a "Trig truther" blog, suggesting his book about Sarah Palin was filled with tawdry gossip with no proof and he knew it.

A courageous publisher takes on the House of Lords and establishes the legal precedent for 'obscene libel'

You can see the GOP calculating if they will have to abandon Palin. Soon they will pretend that although she was McCain's vice-presidential selection that she was a dangerous extremist and not part of the GOP.

Learn how to express yourself without looking bad.

The allure of the citizen-journalist is widespread, but without proper regulation by Internet providers, writers could face a reckoning soon.

Movie star Kate Winslet has accepted a settlement in her suit against Grazia, the magazine which reported that the actress had sought medical help for weight loss. The five-time Oscar nominated actress is an outspoken critic of Hollywood's obsession with thinness.