ronald rini: New York Times “won” a libel suit. The court said that unless you could actually produce a memo saying to libel, anyone “seeking public notoriety” by running for office had no recourse at law. “Public notoriety” has since been expanded to include merely writing a letter to the editor and having it published. My journalism “ethics” class emphasized when libeling someone, be sure and find this kind of “evidence”, then you can say anything without fear of punishment.
margueritem about 11 years ago
Why not, everyone else does…
rini1946 about 11 years ago
The question after or during the election why are there no slanders suits
rnmontgomery about 11 years ago
A king gets elected???
hippogriff about 11 years ago
ronald rini: New York Times “won” a libel suit. The court said that unless you could actually produce a memo saying to libel, anyone “seeking public notoriety” by running for office had no recourse at law. “Public notoriety” has since been expanded to include merely writing a letter to the editor and having it published. My journalism “ethics” class emphasized when libeling someone, be sure and find this kind of “evidence”, then you can say anything without fear of punishment.
marshalljpeters Premium Member about 11 years ago
Who’s he going to smear if he doesn’t have any competition?