Caveat blogger: watch what you say, or it'll bite you in the ass
Free Speech — Virtually (TechNews.com)
With a background in journalism, I understand wat they’re saying – Joe Q. Public, who’s never blogged before, may not know he’s crossing a line when he starts railing on a company or person that wronged him.
If it’s a fact that can be backed up, you’re probably ok – but when you start involving opinions, you get into tricky territory.
Add in when people write about work, and you’ve got even more fun. When I was laid off, I consulted with a labor lawyer. He found out about my blog (probably from emails we exchanged – it’s in my mail signature) and reviewed it. One of the things he suggested was that I remove the note I wrote after being laid off. I didn’t take it off, since I didn’t name any names (especially not the companies name – wouldn’t want to give them any more free advertising than I accidentally gave them when I first started there) nor give any specifics, but he thought that a potential future employer may take issue with it – and that it might not reflect well on me. The jury’s still out on that, but I left it in ’cause I believe in freedom of the press – especially when it’s my press 
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