Fox News Gets Court OK to Lie

onesfinethanks:unburyingthelead:

On February 14, a Florida Appeals court ruled there is absolutely nothing illegal about lying, concealing or distorting information by a major press organization. The court reversed the $425,000 jury verdict in favor of journalist Jane Akre who charged she was pressured by Fox Television management and lawyers to air what she knew and documented to be false information. The ruling basically declares it is technically not against any law, rule, or regulation to deliberately lie or distort the news on a television broadcast.

06/30/09 at 8:19am
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    unburyingthelead: On February 14,...Florida Appeals court ruled there is absolutely...
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    I am so disgusted by this I feel it goes against the very nature and intention of journalism.
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  7. herblondness reblogged this from brooklynmutt and added:
    I just lit my journalism degree on fire. Although one could argue Fox News isn’t exactly engaging in acts of journalism....
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    Like I said below, we as a society have thrown accountability out the window. *sigh* We’re totally fucked.
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    On February 14, a Florida Appeals court ruled there is absolutely nothing illegal about lying, concealing or distorting...
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