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Welcome to the 19th annual American Copy Editors Society national conference in Pittsburgh March 26-28, 2015. (Photo by Jeremy Davis.)

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Thursday, March 26 • 4:20pm - 5:20pm
Libel-Proof Your Writing: The Importance of Accuracy and Attribution

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This session will present the basics of libel law in easy-to-understand terms. Learn how to spot and remove libelous statements before they reach the public. We will focus primarily on how reporters and editors can avoid making libelous statements. Like a pedestrian crossing a busy street, a journalist has to look both ways to see who is making an assertion in print or online. If the answer is no one, then it is the journalist, and the editor, who states the claim as fact, often without meaning to do so. Making writers think about the attribution may push them to question the assertion and avoid a lawsuit.
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Charles DeLaFuente

Freelance journalist, editor and attorney
Charles DeLaFuente has been a journalist and lawyer for nearly half a century. He began his career as a reporter for suburban New York newspapers and for United Press International (UPI), then became a city editor of a New York tabloid. After graduating law school and practicing for... Read More →
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Bill Hickman

professor, University of Central Oklahoma
Bill Hickman is a professor of mass communication at the University of Central Oklahoma and a licensed attorney in the state of Oklahoma. He teaches courses on media law, news reporting, editing and public relations. He has worked as a copy editor at The Dallas Morning News, The Oklahoman... Read More →

Thursday March 26, 2015 4:20pm - 5:20pm EDT
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