mba-official

We set up some new social media thingy's to help spread the word about the MBA. We are looking for volunteers to help manage our presence on these and other sites so if you would be interested to serve as an admin let us know.

We have a fan page so click the chicklet above and "fan" us. This a good way for our members to let their friends know they've joined the MBA.

The Twitter feed is automated with Twitter Feed to publish "official" MBA feeds:

* MBA Legal which will aggregate posts from our lawyers and our legal intern to keep people informed about important cases, rulings, legal controversies, MBA Legal Alerts and more.

* MBA in the News is our "clip file" of MBA media mentions so you can see what news organizations are saying about the MBA.

To become an MBA member, applicants are required to pass an exam of 20 questions on defamation, copyright and privacy law. The questions are either True/False or Multiple Choice.

If you are a blogger you need to know how to answer these questions.

The test is "easy" for bloggers with backgrounds in this area but many bloggers claim to find the test daunting. Of course, what they really mean is that they do not know the basics of media law and do not want to spend 60 minutes learning about it. The test was designed in conjunction with the course course we developed specifically for MBA members with News University, Harvard Law and the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. It takes about an hour and will teach bloggers everything they need to know not just to pass the test but to blog "safely".