A bedrock of this nation’s success is the First Amendment’s
guarantee of a free press
But the nation can quickly be crippled if truth and
objectivity are for political purposes suppressed
If the press defames a person with lies or defames a political
person or one involved in a matter of political interest with malicious intent
The defamed person may sue for defamation and the defamer
not protected by the First may face many dollars to be spent
In what could have been an omen that defamation by the advocacy MSM may have
reached its hide tide
ABC in December settled for $15 million Trump’s suit against
Stephanopoulos claiming he had been convicted of rape so defamations based on
falsities may subside
Cack News Network was sued by Zachary Young for Jake Tapper’s
broadcast
That the seaman was illegally profiting from making exorbitant
fees helping Afghans flee, subjecting him to Tapper’s scathing lambast
The claims of illegally and enrichment were false and Young sued for lost
income and damages to his reputation
Claiming the story was full of holes like Swiss Cheese and
deserved condemnation
After an 8 day trial and a few hours of deliberation the
jury agreed and awarded him $5 million in damages
Then the trial was ready for the jury to determine what amount if any of
punitive damages CNN could manage
Then just before it retired to determine what amount of punitive damages if any it should award
CNN unwilling to run the risk of millions of dollars of punitive damages fell
on its sword
Settled the punitive damages claim but the amount was suppressed
But whatever the amount it should send shock waves to the MSM
advocacy press
And as to the leftist advocate “journalist” Jake Tapper
Will he be pinked slipped and flushed down crapper?
© 1/18/2025 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
No comments:
Post a Comment