Sarah Palin is about to get all mavericky in court. Indeed, the former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate just might be making new law in the area of defamation. jonathanturley.org/2020/08/29/fed…
...These actions are likely to increase as media plunges headlong into “echo journalism” where stories are framed to reaffirm the bias and expectations of their readers. The editorial sought to paint Palin as inciting an earlier shooting of a member of Congress.
...The case also involves a curious twist due to the involvement of James Bennet, who resigned in the recent controversy over an editorial by Sen. Tom Cotton. I supported Bennet's decision to publish that editorial and denounced the cringing apology of the Times after a backlash.
...There is an irony that Bennet's alleged bias against Republicans did not lead to a push for his removal but his merely publishing the view of a Republican led to his ouster.
