Posted on 02/08/2022 3:12:45 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
James Bennet, the former editorial page editor of the New York Times, testified in a defamation trial.
Sarah Palin brought the lawsuit against the Times over a 2017 editorial she said defamed her.
Bennet took the blame on the stand for inserting the offending phrases in the editorial.
The former top editor of the New York Times's opinion division apologized in testimony Thursday for mistakes that led to a defamation lawsuit brought against the publication.
"This is my fault," former Times editorial page editor James Bennet testified in court Tuesday afternoon. "I wrote those sentences and I'm not looking to shift the blame for anyone else. I want that for the record."......
Vogt asked if he ever apologized to Palin for the mistake. Bennet noted that he initially did in a statement meant for CNN reporter Oliver Darcy, but that Rhoades Ha edited it out because the Times had "a policy of not apologizing for corrections" in stories.
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So, is this the person to fall on their sword?
BTW, it was ME who broke the Internet when this first happened. Palin used surveyor points, not gunsights on that election map.
“...Times had “a policy of not apologizing for corrections” in stories.”
So it is their policy to never apologize for lying ...
We all know how it works. The lies are in big bold headlines on the front page and the corrections (if any) are buried in some back page in small print. Yeah, that makes everything ok.
I’m glad she has a case.
It would be funny if this was the case that pushed the NYT into receivership.
Clean their clocks.
Yes, he is the brother of the Leftist Senator from Colorado that allegedly ran for President.
The judge should end the case immediately and make the New York Times pay Palin every penny she’s asking for (and maybe then some).
The NY Times actually makes a lot of money, unlike say CNN.
I don’t see that it matters. The thug was in the employ of the leftist rag, the rag made insufficient effort to rein in its thug. The rag is liable.
Is she suing for a specific amount, or just an open-ended request?
I stand by my comment and add that I'm surprised the courts ever let this case go to trial. It's not that she didn't have a case, obviously she did/does, but she's a REPUBLICAN for heaven's sake.
My Tagline is confirmed once again.
“The NY Times actually makes a lot of money, unlike say CNN.”
The company reported adjusted operating profit of $65.1 million, a 15 percent increase over the same quarter a year ago, on $509.1 million of revenue, a 19.3 percent rise. Operating costs rose nearly as much, to $460.1 million, or 18.8 percent. Subscription revenues rose 13.8 percent, to $342.6 million, from last year.Nov 3, 2021
This is an admission of guilt....cinches the verdict.
Not really an admission of guilt. Just an admission of authorship. Still has to be decided whether the words qualify as criminal.
Bennet noted that he initially did in a statement meant for CNN reporter Oliver Darcy, but that Rhoades Ha edited it out because the Times had “a policy of not apologizing for corrections” in stories.
Bezos would just buy them, too.
-PJ
So when does he hand over the keys to his BMW and Upper West Side brownstone to Palin?
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