Plenty of high-profile people have recently been involved in defamation cases in recent times, like Lisa Wilkinson, Ben Roberts-Smith, and Erin Molan - not to mention the big one in the US last year involving Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. So in this episode of Squiz Shortcuts, we take a look at what defamation is, why it seems to be in the news all the time, and the push by media companies to have the laws changed. Squiz recommends: Ben Roberts-Smith v the media podcast - Guardian Australia Sydney man wins $35,000 defamation payout over Rose Bay Facebook stoush - ABC News