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Re: VCDL sues Katie Couric for Defamation
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 6:04 pm
by ninjabread
ScottDLS wrote:There's no doubt that Couric edited the show to make Phil Van Cleave look bad, but does that constitute libel or slander? Phil as the head of VCDL is a public figure. Are news organizations under a legal obligation not to edit their product in such a way as to 'push' for their cause?
Katie Couric is a public figure too.
I guarantee she said each of those words and the context is not important according to her own legal team.
Re: VCDL sues Katie Couric for Defamation
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:48 pm
by The Annoyed Man
The Yahoo News anchor expressed her concern over people falling for fake news and called upon her fellow journalists to do a better job at helping people understand "complicated issues."
No no no NO NO NOOOOOO!!!! You need to STOP trying to "help us understand" the issues!!! Just report the facts, and LET US FIGURE IT OUT!! STOP TALKING TO US LIKE WE ARE CHILDREN!!!!!!!
Lord how that slattern chaps my butt.
Re: VCDL sues Katie Couric for Defamation
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:07 am
by RogueUSMC
The Annoyed Man wrote:The Yahoo News anchor expressed her concern over people falling for fake news and called upon her fellow journalists to do a better job at helping people understand "complicated issues."
No no no NO NO NOOOOOO!!!! You need to STOP trying to "help us understand" the issues!!! Just report the facts, and LET US FIGURE IT OUT!! STOP TALKING TO US LIKE WE ARE CHILDREN!!!!!!!
Lord how that slattern chaps my butt.
I don't let them get close enough to my butt to chap it...lol...but I take your point...
Re: VCDL sues Katie Couric for Defamation
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 7:04 pm
by MeMelYup
The Annoyed Man wrote:The Yahoo News anchor expressed her concern over people falling for fake news and called upon her fellow journalists to do a better job at helping people understand "complicated issues."
No no no NO NO NOOOOOO!!!! You need to STOP trying to "help us understand" the issues!!! Just report the facts, and LET US FIGURE IT OUT!! STOP TALKING TO US LIKE WE ARE CHILDREN!!!!!!!
Lord how that slattern chaps my butt.
Some “Boudreaux’s Butt Paste Maximum Strength 40% Zink Oxide” might help.