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Melinda Tankard Reist Sues (#MTRsues) A Hot Hashtag on Twitter

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Leslie Cannold

21 Jan 2012
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Leslie was oft-quoted in the news media when academic and blogger Jennifer Wilson made public a threat by conservative Christian activist Melinda Tankard Reist to sue her for defamation.

Articles about the controversy:

Jennifer Wilson’s original blogpost

Fairfax

Canberra Times

The Power Index

Herald Sun

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