Covington kid v WaPo

[imprimis]

The Washington Post issued a late Friday night "mea culpa" dump about its reporting of the incident. It was 40+ days late and a tepid wishy-washy statement buried inside the paper---not a "we f'ed up" admission on the front page.

Sandmann's lawyer's response---"Too little too late.".

 

[Medic007]

The Washington Post issued a late Friday night "mea culpa" dump about its reporting of the incident. It was 40+ days late and a tepid wishy-washy statement buried inside the paper---not a "we f'ed up" admission on the front page.

Sandmann's lawyer's response---"Too little too late.".

It is hilarious that they did that after being smacked with a $250 million lawsuit.

 

[CBradSmith]

Expect an @Syskatine retraction in 3...2...1....



Ehhhh..... who are we kidding

 

[JimmyBob]

It is hilarious that they did that after being smacked with a $250 million lawsuit.

Kinda like closing the corral gate after all the critters have escaped.

 

[imprimis]

It is hilarious that they did that after being smacked with a $250 million lawsuit.

It's another example of the State of Journalism in the MSM today. "We'll report whatever we want to report regardless of the veracity so long as it fits our politics. When called out, we'll act like we're sorry but we're not."

 

[GunsOfFrankEaton]

It'll be nice to see the FakeNewsMedia paying for these MAGA students' college education.

 

[imprimis]

It'll be nice to see the FakeNewsMedia paying for these MAGA students' college education.

The only way to get these organizations attention is to make it co$ly. Sometime in the future their insurance companies will force them to be responsible.

 

[Medic007]

The only way to get these organizations attention is to make it co$ly. Sometime in the future their insurance companies will force them to be responsible.

Maybe it'll force them into being professional journalists again instead of trying to turn unfounded Twitter posts into "breaking news."

 

[imprimis]

Twitter - the new J-School.

 

[okstatefan1]

Seems like a bad move by counsel to me. I can’t imagine this move working out well for them. They’ve basically admitted to wrongdoing after getting sued.

 

[JimmyBob]

Maybe it'll force them into being professional journalists again instead of trying to turn unfounded Twitter posts into "breaking news."

NFW, too deranged to change.

 

[imprimis]

Seems like a bad move by counsel to me. I can’t imagine this move working out well for them. They’ve basically admitted to wrongdoing after getting sued.

Once the truncated video used to slander and libel the kid/s and the long version showing what really happened coupled with the WaPo articles are presented to a jury---even one in DC---the WaPo will be ankle grabbing. Their attorneys know it and are wanting this to go away for something less than $250 million plus punitive damages.

 

[Rdcldad]

It'll be nice to see the FakeNewsMedia paying for these MAGA students' great great great grandkids college education.

fify

 

[Pokeabear]

Womp womp


https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-di...ith-native-american-at-lincoln-memorial-rally

 

[Marshal Jim Duncan]

 

[OSU_Orlando]

Womp womp


https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-di...ith-native-american-at-lincoln-memorial-rally

Yea I wouldn’t exactly say this conversation is over at all. The judge noted that the reporting was erroneous but protected under the 1st Amendment and didn’t name Sandmann by name in the articles.

My questions/observations would be
Does this decision change the outlook on doxing?

As long as a news organization doesn’t report an individuals name does it protect them?

The real winner in this decision IMO is actual fake news creators and media members. Making up stories to create a narrative with erroneous and straight up false facts is a big problem and now apparently that’s protected under the 1st Amendment.

 

[iasooner1]

As decided by a Jimmy Carter judge. The case will keep moving up the chain and is to be seen again soon

 

[JimmyBob]

As decided by a Jimmy Carter judge.

Good gawd! Let me guess, his name is Bernie and he might not be alive this weekend.

 

[imprimis]

The suit should be refiled by the "group of hat wearing teens". And increase the damages sought to $1 billion.

 

[Pokeabear]

The suit should be refiled by the "group of hat wearing teens". And increase the damages sought to $1 billion.

Why do you all love helping lawyers make so much money?

 

[iasooner1]

We speak English here. The group of kids have many rights that were damaged by the media. The case(s) will proceed to another level soon.

 

[Pokeabear]

We speak English here. The group of kids have many rights that were damaged by the media. The case(s) will proceed to another level soon.

 

[CowboyJD]

Seems like a bad move by counsel to me. I can’t imagine this move working out well for them. They’ve basically admitted to wrongdoing after getting sued.

Typically this type of thing is completely inadmissible.

 

[imprimis]

Why do you all love helping lawyers make so much money?

Lawyers are people too. Then there is Andrew Weissmann.

 

[OUSOONER67]

Why do you all love helping lawyers make so much money?

Syskatoon aint gonna like that comment. Lol

 

[cableok]

The real winner in this decision IMO is actual fake news creators and media members. Making up stories to create a narrative with erroneous and straight up false facts is a big problem and now apparently that’s protected under the 1st Amendment.

Absolutely. And very troubling. Already a major problem that organizations that bill themselves as news outlets don’t care if their reporting is accurate...as long as it fits their narrative. So much of what we see talk about these days are not the actual issues, but an agenda that is discussed non-stop by the MSM.

Although I don’t think the Covington teen should get $250M, I am hoping something occurs to cause some of the MSM to start reporting news instead of fake or heavily biased stories. One thing that has to happen is for some of the MSM to take a back seat to organizations that attempt to put out straight news. There is, IMO, zero reason CNN should get access in the White House if they continue to send Jim Acosta. There are hundreds of smaller organizations that would love that access that would do a far better job.