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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I’m guessing he’s covered by the NYT insurance, while the reporter may not be, or not as well covered.
As defamatory. Shes a public figure do it will be interesting to how this goes.
Judge will award her $1, because they can /s
Within the past couple of days I read something on FR that was not very becoming about Business Insider. Should we be more careful about posting links to Business Insider???
Beat me to it!
New York Times Slimes, {James} Bennet testifies: Thursday {2/8/2022,} in Federal Trial Court, in Manhattan, New York, defamation lawsuit brought against the N.Y. Slimes, said he checked Twitter.
HEADLINE
New York Times Slimes, fact checks via TWITTER!
Too bad the trial isn’t being held in the USA.
Business Insider is a far left propaganda rag. Just take what they say with a doe lick of salt.
“””Business Insider is a far left propaganda rag. Just take what they say with a doe lick of salt.”””
Thanks. That is what I recalled reading. I will make a point of commenting when I see BI posted on FR.
Thanks for the clarification. The MSM still has not made such a correction.
Carlos Slim will need to be paid first.
Not sure about The Slimes making money. The New York Times narrowed money, $250 million from Carlos Slim to stay afloat on 2009. I think he still owns a chunk.
The Times is probably covered by liability insurance, but after paying off Sandman and now Palin the liability insurance may get a lot more pensive. Rittenhouse maybe waiting in the wings.
Ah, you’re right; he’s a major stockholder in that Fake News Rag.
I’m Sue there is quite a monetary reward somewhere for him. Take the fall. We’ll offer a settlement with and NDA and we’ll put this all behind us.
Now she can go after him personally.
I’m betting they left that part out.
“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.”
Even more. The rag put that thug in a position of trust and let him abuse that authority, including a deliberate policy of refusing to take remedial action.
That’s what killed the Boy Scouts...
This clown was the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic until 2016. Seriously, does it get any more Leftist than that? This irrational hatred for all things conservative is in his DNA. No doubt, he’s an avowed Alinskyite.
The NYT printed it for the sole reason of destroying Palin.
Bennett is a vicious leftist psychopath. Worse, nastiest editor of a major paper I’ve ever seen, and the competition was tough for that spot.
Regardless of him falling on his sword, he was a principal of the company which knowingly allowed him the power to do what he did. NYT is liable and should pay the damages.
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