Given that the attacks are coming from the right I’m afraid it will make the media even more willing to pander to that side. Also making libel lawsuits easier to win it may result in the media doing less investigative reporting. From what I have read the tobacco lawsuit against CBS and the Food Lion lawsuit against ABC resulted in them b…
Given that the attacks are coming from the right I’m afraid it will make the media even more willing to pander to that side. Also making libel lawsuits easier to win it may result in the media doing less investigative reporting. From what I have read the tobacco lawsuit against CBS and the Food Lion lawsuit against ABC resulted in them being less aggressive in their coverage of powerful corporations.
Yes, that is my point. Looser libel laws will curtail the media's willingness to do much of the oversight that's supposed to be their mandate, thus weakening the NYT. With curtailed coverage comes a reduced need for journalists. It's a predictable downward spiral, forged by mediocrity in leadership and greed in ownership. It's been clear for the past 6 years that Beltway journalists were the architects of their own demise. Meanwhile the Texas GOP is looking at banning contraceptive rights...
Given that the attacks are coming from the right I’m afraid it will make the media even more willing to pander to that side. Also making libel lawsuits easier to win it may result in the media doing less investigative reporting. From what I have read the tobacco lawsuit against CBS and the Food Lion lawsuit against ABC resulted in them being less aggressive in their coverage of powerful corporations.
Yes, that is my point. Looser libel laws will curtail the media's willingness to do much of the oversight that's supposed to be their mandate, thus weakening the NYT. With curtailed coverage comes a reduced need for journalists. It's a predictable downward spiral, forged by mediocrity in leadership and greed in ownership. It's been clear for the past 6 years that Beltway journalists were the architects of their own demise. Meanwhile the Texas GOP is looking at banning contraceptive rights...