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New York Times Rebuked by Judge for Treating Opinion as Fact
In their legal battle with Project Veritas, which accused the paper of defamation (Real Clear Politics). While Mark Hemingway pointed out in the RCP article that the Veritas case is just one of many offenses, Kimberly Strassel looks at what she calls “blue journalism” which she describes as “the new media practice of abandoning standards to work seamlessly with the progressive left against any opposition” (WSJ).
In their legal battle with Project Veritas, which accused the paper of defamation (Real Clear Politics). While Mark Hemingway pointed out in the RCP article that the Veritas case is just one of many offenses, Kimberly Strassel looks at what she calls “blue journalism” which she describes as “the new media practice of abandoning standards to work seamlessly with the progressive left against any opposition” (WSJ).
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NYT's Libel Defense: No Need for Opinion/Fact Labeling
.By Mark HemingwayMarch 25, 2021
NYT's Libel Defense: No Need for Opinion/Fact LabelingJae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP
In 1964, the New York Times was party to a landmark Supreme Court case that bore its name. New York Times v. Sullivan was an important victory for civil rights and it established broad protections against libel lawsuits that have protected generations of journalists. Today, the Times finds itself fending off libel lawsuits by making legal arguments that undermine the entire concept of factual reporting, and notable judges are now citing politically motivated hostility and eroding journalism standards as justification for rolling back the generous libel protections established over 50 years ago.
A New York state Supreme Court judge rebuked the Times last week for pioneering a novel defense against libel. The paper is now asserting it is entitled to assert opinions in news stories, without labeling or distinguishing the opinion from fact.
Last September, Project Veritas -- a conservative journalism outfit known for doing undercover and hidden-camera investigations -- released video purporting to expose an illegal vote brokering scheme. The story was centered on Minneapolis’ Somali immigrant community in the congressional district of controversial Democrat Ilhan Omar. In the videos, a Somali man recounts a scheme where men go door to door with absentee ballot paperwork, telling voters, “This year, you will vote for Ilhan. … When we sign the voting document and they fill it out is when they give us the money.”
In news stories last autumn, the Times called the report by Project Veritas “deceptive,” “disinformation,” and “false.” Project Veritas responded by suing the Times and two of its reporters, Maggie Astor and Tiffany Hsu, for defamation.
The Times’ initial coverage of the Project Veritas report began with this sentence: “A deceptive video released on Sunday by the conservative activist James O’Keefe, which claimed through unidentified sources and with no verifiable evidence that Representative Ilhan Omar’s campaign had collected ballots illegally, was probably part of a coordinated disinformation effort, according to researchers at Stanford University.”
The Times published another article in October, noting that “conservative publications magnified the reach of a deceptive video released last month by Project Veritas, a group run by the conservative activist James O’Keefe.” A total of five Times’ stories are cited in the lawsuit, though that number appears to include differing print and online versions of the same stories.
“Astor and Hsu were driven by resentment and journalistic competitiveness after NYT’s ‘much-hyped story’ about President Trump’s tax returns was upstaged by Veritas’ video report, as well as by ‘their own political biases against Veritas’ perceived right-leanings,’ so they set out to discredit Veritas’ reporting,” wrote Judge Charles D. Wood, summarizing the complaint.
Project Veritas SUES New York Times for Defamation for Labeling Videos “Deceptive,” “Disinformation”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z5pnT8pFEs
FYI MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. LTC (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SMSgt David A Asbury SSG Franklin BriantSPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D TSgt David L. SGT James Murphy SGT Michael Hearn 1SG Steven ImermanSPC Michael Terrell A1C Riley Sanders SPC Michael Oles SRMaj Marty Hogan SSG Paul Headlee SSgt Marian Mitchell
NYT's Libel Defense: No Need for Opinion/Fact Labeling
.By Mark HemingwayMarch 25, 2021
NYT's Libel Defense: No Need for Opinion/Fact LabelingJae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP
In 1964, the New York Times was party to a landmark Supreme Court case that bore its name. New York Times v. Sullivan was an important victory for civil rights and it established broad protections against libel lawsuits that have protected generations of journalists. Today, the Times finds itself fending off libel lawsuits by making legal arguments that undermine the entire concept of factual reporting, and notable judges are now citing politically motivated hostility and eroding journalism standards as justification for rolling back the generous libel protections established over 50 years ago.
A New York state Supreme Court judge rebuked the Times last week for pioneering a novel defense against libel. The paper is now asserting it is entitled to assert opinions in news stories, without labeling or distinguishing the opinion from fact.
Last September, Project Veritas -- a conservative journalism outfit known for doing undercover and hidden-camera investigations -- released video purporting to expose an illegal vote brokering scheme. The story was centered on Minneapolis’ Somali immigrant community in the congressional district of controversial Democrat Ilhan Omar. In the videos, a Somali man recounts a scheme where men go door to door with absentee ballot paperwork, telling voters, “This year, you will vote for Ilhan. … When we sign the voting document and they fill it out is when they give us the money.”
In news stories last autumn, the Times called the report by Project Veritas “deceptive,” “disinformation,” and “false.” Project Veritas responded by suing the Times and two of its reporters, Maggie Astor and Tiffany Hsu, for defamation.
The Times’ initial coverage of the Project Veritas report began with this sentence: “A deceptive video released on Sunday by the conservative activist James O’Keefe, which claimed through unidentified sources and with no verifiable evidence that Representative Ilhan Omar’s campaign had collected ballots illegally, was probably part of a coordinated disinformation effort, according to researchers at Stanford University.”
The Times published another article in October, noting that “conservative publications magnified the reach of a deceptive video released last month by Project Veritas, a group run by the conservative activist James O’Keefe.” A total of five Times’ stories are cited in the lawsuit, though that number appears to include differing print and online versions of the same stories.
“Astor and Hsu were driven by resentment and journalistic competitiveness after NYT’s ‘much-hyped story’ about President Trump’s tax returns was upstaged by Veritas’ video report, as well as by ‘their own political biases against Veritas’ perceived right-leanings,’ so they set out to discredit Veritas’ reporting,” wrote Judge Charles D. Wood, summarizing the complaint.
Project Veritas SUES New York Times for Defamation for Labeling Videos “Deceptive,” “Disinformation”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z5pnT8pFEs
FYI MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. LTC (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SMSgt David A Asbury SSG Franklin BriantSPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D TSgt David L. SGT James Murphy SGT Michael Hearn 1SG Steven ImermanSPC Michael Terrell A1C Riley Sanders SPC Michael Oles SRMaj Marty Hogan SSG Paul Headlee SSgt Marian Mitchell
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LTC Stephen F.
Project Veritas WINNING! Judge SLAMS New York Times Reporters!
James O'Keefe has quite an organization in Project Veritas. They exist to expose what others want hidden and certain politically motivated actors don't like...
Project Veritas WINNING! Judge SLAMS New York Times Reporters!
James O'Keefe has quite an organization in Project Veritas. They exist to expose what others want hidden and certain politically motivated actors don't like them. Well, they just got a big victory against the New York Times in court.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ8n1yJL2wM
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James O'Keefe has quite an organization in Project Veritas. They exist to expose what others want hidden and certain politically motivated actors don't like them. Well, they just got a big victory against the New York Times in court.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ8n1yJL2wM
FYI PO3 Charles StreichCSM Bruce TregoSP5 Geoffrey VannersonGySgt Thomas VickSFC (Join to see)SFC (Join to see)SPC Randy ZimmermanCSM Chuck StaffordLTC Ken ConnollyCpl Robert Russell Payne A1C Riley SandersPO3 Phyllis Maynard CPL Cadrew Strickland PVT Mark Zehner MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi SSG Samuel Kermon CPL Douglas Chrysler PO2 David Dunlap
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SSG Samuel Kermon
LTC Stephen F. and they don't photoshop or splice their work to say what they want said.
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About time that they got their nose tweak over their dirty news and lies Lt Col Charlie Brown
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Was there a retraction accompanied by a massive fine
involved and massive reparations to Project Veritas?
involved and massive reparations to Project Veritas?
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SFC Casey O'Mally
Of course not. It's the LEFT that screwed up. They just get told they were wrong in a VERY stern voice.
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