Author: Kraig Koch

Honesty.” That was the advice U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Collinsville) had for journalism students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale last week.

Beware bloggers. The copyright trolls are on the loose, and apparently they’re gaining support. In late August,a Las Vegas-based company, Righthaven LLC, gained a second client in its campaign to sue bloggers for reposting clips of published, online news content.