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    Who are the NERD fund donors Mr Snyder?

    Raise the curtain.

    Stranger Than Fiction


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Fri Jul 12, 2013 at 03:02:58 PM EST
    Tags: Free Speech, Defamation, Newspapers, Yellow Journalism, Hurt Feelings, 1st Amendment, Threats, Lawsuits, Oh My (all tags)

    This particular story has a couple of strange turns to it.

    Yesterday I was made aware of an editor of a small newspaper suing a number of readers for defamation because they accused her of "yellow journalism".  Strange turn number one was the fact I have faced the practice myself before, and because I was a public figure, figured they would get away with their efforts to defame my character. And anyhow it hardened me to criticism, complaint, etc. I never would have dreamed in the process that a "free speech" advocate such as a newspaper editor would be one to pursue such stifling procedures to silence an enemy.  Stephanie Buffman reports:

    "There was later an Amended Complaint filed in April naming Darlene Thompson as a Defendant in the suit, citing comments that she made online as resulting in similar losses.

    The lawsuit asks for compensatory damages in excess of $25,000.

    Oh, my. Once my head stopped spinning from the First Amendment Rights vortex my brain was suddenly sucked into, I wondered: What in the world had these people said to pierce the notoriously thick and jaded hide of a newspaper editor?"

    Indeed.  What, pray tell?

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    Wow (none / 0) (#1)
    by grannynanny on Fri Jul 12, 2013 at 03:44:44 PM EST
    I don't blame the defendants for being upset with the editor.  It was deceptive.  Most of the media is far left so I would suppose she ran with the article and picture to poke an eye in the Republican party.  Over the line - I say yes.  Deceptive and inaccurate reporting.

    A couple thoughts (none / 0) (#2)
    by Nathan Inks on Fri Jul 12, 2013 at 06:57:12 PM EST
    1. The paper was clearly in the wrong for what they did.  Whether intentional or not, doing what the paper did was simply a dumb idea or ridiculously malicious; either way, it was bad journalism.

    2. I'd be surprised if the lawsuit makes it past summary judgment in favor of the defendants.


    And people wonder why the media... (none / 0) (#4)
    by KG One on Sat Jul 13, 2013 at 10:46:06 PM EST
    ...has so little respect anymore.

    Could be a big reason why their ABC numbers are falling like a brick.

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