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An article dealing with the topic of defamation and how it affects writers. Includes a definition of the term, how it affects writers, and tips to avoid it.

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By Nicholas Cockayne

Defamation is an issue that affects many writers, whether they realise it or not! This article will outline exactly what defamation is, how it affects and applies to writers, and how to avoid it.

DEFINITION:
Defamation is the act of communicating false ideas or notions that result in damage to the reputation of an individual, group, or corporation. An umbrella term, defamation, also covers the sub categories of slander (spoken defamation) and libel (written defamation). Defamation also extends to the unwanted disclosure of personal or private information that serves no public cause and is considered a breach of acceptable privacy.

HOW DEFAMATION AFFECTS WRITERS:
Many writers can potentially be affected by the laws of defamation. Writers who feel the need to communicate to others on personal issues they have endured, whether it be bullying in the workplace, sexual harassment, racism, or other such topics may feel the need to relate their personal experiences in order to get their point across or make their writing more effective. Such writing is actually very therapeutic and quite common to those who have been in such circumstances. Where does defamation come into this you may wonder. In the case of someone relating unpleasant experiences it is common to write about those that created and inflicted these disturbing events on them; and here is where defamation comes into the situation.

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