As I said, Fox got off cheap. If this goes to trial they likely lose, and pay much more, perhaps a hell of a lot more (no limits on punitive damages in Delaware). And they would have deserved to lose, as this is about as pure a case of actual malice as we are likely to see.
But, in the US we do, correctly in my view, put the bar very high for punishing the press for inaccuracies. A guilty verdict in this case, even though justified, would have had a chilling effect on the legit press,, and encouraged right wing crazies to launch even more sting operations to trap mainstream media into reporting something untrue. This settlement manages to significantly punish Fox while not formally setting a precedent which could have been abused down the road, so while less than satisfying, it s probably for the best. On Tue, 18 Apr 2023 at 4:29 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > To be crystal clear: I don’t want to give the press the protection to > repeatedly blatantly lie about the voracity of elections without any > evidence to substantiate it, which indirectly resulted in an insurrection > against the government. The press ought to face consequences for lies. They > ought not be protected for lies. > > On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 2:08 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> They got off cheap. Part of me wanted to see Murdoch and son and all >> their on air “talent” cross examined under oath. But another part of me is >> glad we won’t have to see a verdict against Fox which, even though >> completely justified and satisfying the very high bar set by SCOTUS, would >> have weakened the protections we want to give the Press. >> >> On Tue, 18 Apr 2023 at 1:57 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Fox owes over 3/4 of a billion and admits they failed as journalists. >>> >>> >>> https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/fox-news-dominion-voting-settle-defamation-lawsuit-1235580530/ >>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Cunkp6HcJnhgX1yW-npA8brMKxt3WEEFeMRpQGtKFkxg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Cunkp6HcJnhgX1yW-npA8brMKxt3WEEFeMRpQGtKFkxg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >> >> >>> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKtBUcfid-18_jayeAAQrgc%2BfC0n11f7Z%3D6vxYZm1amtw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKtBUcfid-18_jayeAAQrgc%2BfC0n11f7Z%3D6vxYZm1amtw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DMW_%2BGSSannRZSzfJT_VnC7JWQDdHkPusb%2BtHWvvRe4w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DMW_%2BGSSannRZSzfJT_VnC7JWQDdHkPusb%2BtHWvvRe4w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKqOU4q0MGgs4c9xU2XUyhTF711UiDjagM-UnukSBKm%2BA%40mail.gmail.com.
