President Trump and NBC’s Kristen Welker have managed to turn two ordinary words—“mixed results”—into a national argument about political influence, media bias, federal authority, and the First Amendment. Apparently, Washington had a quiet moment and needed something to do. The dispute began when Welker, appearing in a live promotional segment on NBC-owned WRC-TV before Meet…
Truth, Defamation, and the Battle for Trust in Media
Here we are, folks—ABC News recently cut a $15 million check to settle a defamation suit with President-elect Donald Trump after its star anchor George Stephanopoulos repeatedly and aggressively said Trump had been “found liable for rape.” And now, we’ve got commentators spinning themselves into a tizzy, debating whether this settlement is about truth, media…
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