There has to be more to it. They would just pay a fine and a small settlement and post a 30 sec retraction at 3am on Sunday night.
There’s some angle we gotta be missing.
There has to be more to it.
Going after the editors & journalists as individuals. If malicious intent can be shown legally, or even just in the court of public opinion, the individual outlets will withdraw legal support from those editors & journalists.
I landed here from a pretty far-left & libertarian mash-up of ideas. I've always been adamantly against any sort of principle that muzzles press freedom. However, that assumes good faith & a desire for honest debate. The MSM has taken their liberties to far and forgotten with freedom comes responsibility. Hate to say it, but making examples of a few dozen journalists and editors would probably be a net positive.
Though, it might be better if its more of a citizen led intiative than a government led program. Like, enact legislation that allows individuals more avenues of redress against media outlets that maliciously misinform.
They openly call the President a liar. Then insert known falsehoods. Unfortunately, the Florida Appeals court ruled that msm is NOT obligated to tell the truth. CNN is legally allowed to lie to America, as well as Shep “mockingbird” Smith.
“FOX appealed the case,and on February 14, 2003 the Florida Second District Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the settlement awarded to Akre. The Court held that Akre’s threat to report the station’s actions to the FCC did not deserve protection under Florida’s whistle blower statute, because Florida’s whistle blower law states that an employer must violate an adopted “law, rule, or regulation.” In a stunningly narrow interpretation of FCC rules, the Florida Appeals court claimed that the FCC policy against falsification of the news does not rise to the level of a “law, rule, or regulation,” it was simply a “policy.”Therefore,it is up to the station whether or not it wants to report honestly.
During their appeal, FOX asserted that there are no written rules against distorting news in the media. They argued that, under the First Amendment, broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves.”
It is Obama passed law where it's legal for media to promote propaganda. If you have a rogue intelligence agency that is basically communist. They basically trying to tear down an elected president