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Analysis: A Novel Battle Over a Sports Media Member's Twitter Account
September 20, 2018
Analysis: A Novel Battle Over a Sports Media Member's Twitter Account

In August, BH Media, which owns the Roanoke Times, sued former Times writer and current report for The Athletic Andy Bitter over ownership of the @AndyBitterVT Twitter account. BH says it owns the account; Bitter claims it was gifted to him by his predecessor at the paper. Will disputes like these become more common in the social media era?