Why Google must take responsibiity for defamatory contentThe recent case of a hate blog targetted at celebrity writer Marieke Hardy demonstrates it’s time internet giants such as Google take responsibility for republished content, writes Richard Ackland.
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Marieke Hardy named alleged stalker, but now faces legal action
The target of an online shaming by ABC star Marieke Hardy has initiated legal action after she was forced to remove a blog post that included his name, picture, suburb and family details.
Daily Proposition: Get Laid — an actually funny Oz sitcom
In a wasteland of Charlie Sheen and American sitcom imports, step forward Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher. Their ABC comedy Laid is getting the attention it deserves, says Dan Hanks.
Crikey Says: A landmark legal test case?
Christopher Pyne said that Marieke Hardy’s piece published about him last year bothered him “not in the least bit.” So why is he now threatening to sue?
Media briefs: Marieke’s undies … iPads with cameras …
ACMA has officially cleared Seven News over complaints about last year’s story in which the network revealed that NSW MP David Campbell had visited a gay sauna. Plus, Marieke Hardy celebrates her new show Laid and other media stories.
Marieke Hardy tells: my sick Twitter scandal shame!
Marieke Hardy explains how a spot of 6am in-studio silliness on Triple J’s breakfast show turned into a full-blown media “scandal” thanks to social media and a slow news day.
Triple J Breakfast: Doctor does drive, Hardy goes home, Buck grows up
Triple J’s breakie crew are moving on: Lindsay McDougall is moving to the drive-time slot, Robbie Buck is headed to 702 Sydney, and Marieke Hardy is returning to writing and media stardom. They will be replaced by people closer to the station’s yoof demographic.
Marieke Hardy reaches for the phone book
With all the talk of Kindles coming to Oz, The Age are releasing a 20 episode fiction story written by Marieke Hardy to be sent daily to your mobile. How will the publishing experiment play out?
Video: Marieke Hardy on new media writing
Triple J’s Marieke Hardy covers literary speed dating, writing’s Mardi Gras, Stephen Fry and new media at the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
