In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:56:09 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> > blake wrote:
> >
> >> it's pretty whacked out that the 'fair and balanced' fox news network
> >> worked tirelessly to promote the damn thing. not partisan there at all,
> >> no sir.
> >
> > I think Fox News pretty much became a laughingstock after winning its "free
> > speech" lawsuit:
> >
> > Appellate Court Rules Media Can Legally Lie.
> > By Mike Gaddy. Published Feb. 28, 2003
> > 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.
>
> that was pretty amazing.

Another good reason not to watch tv news. Not only are they not
accountable for presenting bad information due to negligence, now we are
being told that they can present bad information even when they *know*
it is a lie.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA