I would imagine they are a bit worried because they have been pretty immune from lawsuits because of cost and court ruling protecting newspapers from even sprea

I would imagine they are a bit worried because they have been pretty immune from lawsuits because of cost and court ruling protecting newspapers from even spreading false statements. When people who can crush others with just words on a page lose their immunity, they get very, very nervous of all the stuff they have written in haste over the years.