Media Law Updates: ADA Suit Against S.C. Newspaper; FCC Net Neutrality Repeal Upheld, While Repeal of Cross-Ownership Ban Vacated

My October column for the South Carolina Press Association updates two prior columns with new developments:

Rhetoric aside, libel and media law haven't changed that much

My August column for the South Carolina Press Association:

In an initiative fostered by the Boston Globe, newspapers and other news organizations are publishing editorials this week—primarily this Thursday, Aug. 16—denouncing President Trump’s frequent attacks on the news media, including his assertion that the media are “the enemy of the people.”

What’s the FCC got to do with newspapers? Lately, a Lot.

My latest column for the South Carolina Press Association... 

Most actions by the Federal Communications Commission affect television and radio broadcasters, not newspapers. But the FCC, under Chairman Ajit Pai, is working on two rule changes which could impact the newspaper industry, with the effect on individual newspapers determined by several factors including the newspapers’ size, market dominance, and ownership.

Groups Call for FCC Examination of Hate Speech

(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project) 
Ars Technica reports on an effort by several groups to get the Federal Communications Commission to examine "hate speech" and "misinformation" in on- and off-line media.