IN RE INDIANA NEWSPAPERS INC.

No. 49A02-1103-PL-234.

963 N.E.2d 534 (2012)

IN RE INDIANA NEWSPAPERS INC., d/b/a the Indianapolis Star, Appellant-Non-Party, Jeffrey M. Miller & Cynthia S. Miller, Appellees-Plaintiffs, v. Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc.; Jennifer Burk, Individually and in her Official Capacity; Central Indiana Community Foundation, Inc.; Brian Payne, Individually and in his Official Capacity, Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

February 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan M. Carroll , Paul L. Jefferson , Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant Non-Party Indiana Newspapers, INC. d/b/a The Indianapolis Star.

Charles D. Tobin , Holland & Knight LLP, Washington, D.C., Steven C. Shockley , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Lee Enterprises, Inc., et al.

Paul Alan Levy , Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C., Steven M. Badger , Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Public Citizen, Inc.

Kevin W. Betz , Jamie A. Maddox , Betz & Blevins, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellees Jeffrey M. Miller and Cynthia S. Miller.


OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

In keeping up with the proliferation of the internet and social media, news organizations allow readers to both read and comment on their stories online. While this practice facilitates discourse between readers and interaction with their online news products, it also opens the door to potentially objectionable material, as readers are allowed to post comments anonymously, hiding behind a pseudonym. This case...

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