Journalists Turn in Access Badges, Exit Pentagon Rather Than Agree to New Reporting Rules
It is unclear what practical impact the new rules will have, though news organizations vowed they’d continue robust coverage of the military no matter the vantage point.
New York Times, AP, Newsmax Among News Outlets Who Say They Won’t Sign New Pentagon Rules
Those outlets say the policy threatens to punish them for routine news gathering protected by the First Amendment.
Conservative Network Newsmax Agrees To Pay $67M in Defamation Case Over Bogus 2020 Election Claims
Judge Eric Davis had ruled earlier that Newsmax did indeed defame Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems by airing false information about the company and its equipment.
Voting Tech Firm, Conservative Outlet Reach Settlement in Election Defamation Case
The confidential settlement was announced just a few hours after jury selection began in the lawsuit filed by Florida-based Smartmatic against Newsmax.
Delaware Judge Sets Parameters for Trial in Smartmatic Defamation Lawsuit
Smartmatic claims that Newsmax program hosts and guests made false and defamatory statements implying they participated in rigging the results of the 2020 election.
Smartmatic Sues Two Conservative News Organizations for Defamation
On November 3rd, Smartmatic, an election technology company, sued One America News Network (OANN) and Newsmax for defamation over claims related to the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuits, filed against OANN in Washington D.C. and against Newsmax in Delaware, allege that the conservative news organizations aired dozens of reports accusing Smartmatic of participating in a conspiracy to rig the election against Donald Trump.
Dominion Sues Two Conservative News Networks and a Trump Ally for Defamation
On August 10th, Dominion Voting Systems filed three separate $1.6 billion defamation suits against two conservative news networks and a Trump ally. The three suits are the latest in a series of billion dollar defamation lawsuits filed by Dominion related to alleged disinformation relating to the 2020 presidential election.
Are Defamation Lawsuits Being Used to Rein in Disinformation Spread by News Outlets?
Using defamation suits to combat misinformation has some free speech advocates uneasy, as the First Amendment provides broad protections for news organizations.