Bloggers and Twitter users thwarted a legal attempt Tuesday to stop Britain's media from reporting the questions posed by a lawmaker in a parliamentary debate, spotlighting the power of new media to influence public policy. The case involving lawmaker Paul Farrelly had threatened the rights of journalists to report anything debated in Parliament. British law allows the media to report any comments made in Parliament without fear of running afoul of Britain's often draconian privacy and libel laws. The legal attempt began Monday in debate about a European company accused of dumping waste in west Africa. obtained an injunction from Britain's High Court that prevented The Guardian newspaper from reporting questions The blogosphere erupted in outrage. Bloggers and users of the social networking site Twitter exchanged data on who the case may involve. |
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