Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Media’s legal defeats trouble First Amendment advocates - POLITICO

Media’s legal defeats trouble First Amendment advocates - POLITICO: A string of recent court setbacks for news organizations is prompting jitters among First Amendment advocates who fear that it could signal an erosion of the deference press outlets have enjoyed for decades in cases challenging their reporting.

Some legal experts view the rulings as signs that the courts’ view of the media is beginning to change, with more judges embracing the notion that major news outlets are partisan combatants rather than engaged in a dispassionate search for the truth.

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