Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “When journalists get SLAPPed | The Listening Post” – below is their description.
A SLAPP – Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation – is a type of legal case deployed against journalists, academics and public interest activists.
Meenakshi Ravi explains how SLAPPs have become a regular tool to try and silence journalistic work.
Feature contributors:
Caroline Kean – Media litigation specialist & Partner, Wiggin LLP
Paul Radu – Investigative journalist & Co-founder, Organized Crime & Corruption Reporting Project
Annelie Östlund – Investigative journalist, Realtid
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