University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert was quoted in the Tampa Bay Times article, Gawker and Hulk Hogan Reach Settlement in Sex Tape Case, published on Nov. 2. Calvert commented on the outcome of the four-year legal battle between…
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Clay Calvert, UF College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and Director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “Pay for People to Sue Their Enemies.” The article was published on May 25, 2016 in fortune.com. Calvert commented on billionaire Peter Thiel’s…
Read moreJournalism Master Lecturer Mike Foley‘s appearance as an expert witness in the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker trial is featured in this March 9, 2016 story from the Associated Press, “Journalism professor testifies in Hulk Hogan lawsuit.”
Read moreWired quotes Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert in the March 3, 2016 story, “Hulk Hogan’s NSFW Gawker Lawsuit Is a Free-Speech Battle Royale,” regarding newsworthiness as the key issue in the lawsuit.
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