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Journalism is dying and we can heal it
By overturning New York Times v. Sullivan
By overturning New York Times v. Sullivan
NYT v. Sullivan gives journalists a license to defame
It's built on the presumption that journalists act in good faith to reveal the truth about the world
But that's a faulty presumption
They don't deserve any special protection
Open up the libel laws
It's built on the presumption that journalists act in good faith to reveal the truth about the world
But that's a faulty presumption
They don't deserve any special protection
Open up the libel laws
"What about free speech?"
For the right, freedom of speech is the freedom to offend
For the left, freedom of speech is the freedom to defame
It's unclear why the latter deserves protection
Especially given that no such freedom was recognized for nearly 200 years post-founding
For the right, freedom of speech is the freedom to offend
For the left, freedom of speech is the freedom to defame
It's unclear why the latter deserves protection
Especially given that no such freedom was recognized for nearly 200 years post-founding
No
Simple negligence
No more excuses about the fact that journalists weren't *intentionally* lying when they defamed someone
The way to make journalists care about the truth is to impose damages on them for negligently publishing falsehoods
Simple negligence
No more excuses about the fact that journalists weren't *intentionally* lying when they defamed someone
The way to make journalists care about the truth is to impose damages on them for negligently publishing falsehoods
