On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:23:58 +0100, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:

>>>> But... er... last time I checked, the media can print absolutely
>>>> anything that will sell copies. In other words, MAKE MONEY. So...
>>>> um...
>>>> am I being dense or something?
>>
>> Last time I checked they weren't allowed to print defamatory content.
> 
> So it's not that they can't print stuff that's false. In fact, they
> can't print stuff that's *true* if it upsets somebody?

No.

If you print something and write it as if it's a fact, and it's 
defamatory, then you'd just better be able to prove that it's a fact if 
you get sued.

Jim

-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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