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Are you aware that there is no such thing as “journalistic malpractice”? And that any attempt to create such a thing to strip first amendment rights and allow r
by brookst 3y ago
Are you aware that there is no such thing as “journalistic malpractice”? And that any attempt to create such a thing to strip first amendment rights and allow retaliation by the government is a doomsday scenario for free press?
- dfee 3y agoGawker would disagree. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollea_v._Gawker https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollea_v._Gawker
- mcmcmc 3y agoA civil suit bankrolled by a vindictive Peter Thiel does not establish a doctrine of “journalistic malpractice”
- cratermoon 3y agoThe lawsuit funded by Peter Thiel with the intention of bankrupting Gawker? That case was about invasion of privacy and emotional distress, and Gawker settled. The case said nothing about a supposed "journalistic malpractice"
- brookst 3y agoHey you should read that link you posted!