Perhaps the two most valuable benefits of membership...
All NYPA members have free access to the libel hotline for FAST anwers to
libel questions. Staffed by more than 20 attorneys who specialize in media
law, the hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is FREE of
charge to NYPA members.
Here's how it works...
To use the libel hotline, just call the NYPA central office to sign up.
Each member newspaper may authorize up to 3 staff members to use the
hotline. The Libel Hotline attorneys are prepared to respond to
pre-publication questions, provide post-publication advice on corrections
and retractions, review questionable ad copy, and more.
Fax your questions
The central office will send you a libel hotline referral fax form. You
should summarize your question on this form and fax it to the law firm
indicated on the form. A Libel Hotline attorney will then respond. Faxes
received before 2pm will be responded to by 5pm the same day, and requests
for advice received after 2pm will be responded to by 2pm the following work
day. In most cases requests will be responded to within an hour.
To use the legal hotline...
NYPA members can also call the free general business practices legal
hotline to receive expert legal advice on a wide array of the business
issues that confront publishers every day.
To use the legal hotline, simply email your question to NewsBizLaw@aol.com.
The legal hotline is restricted to publishers' use only.
