{"id":24690,"date":"2015-05-13T16:26:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T20:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=24690"},"modified":"2015-05-13T16:26:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T20:26:30","slug":"rolling-stone-rape-article-results-in-defamation-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=24690","title":{"rendered":"“Rolling Stone rape article results in defamation suit”"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the New York Times, the news we all expected–Rolling Stone is sued for defamation over the discredited rape article.<\/p>\n

Wasn’t I just muttering about journalism and integrity<\/a> and how journalists can change the world, or something? Yeah, I was: yesterday.<\/a> So what a shame that Rolling Stone seems to have overlooked one great principle of journalism: check your facts over and over and over.<\/p>\n

An associate dean at the University of Virginia is suing the article\u2019s author, as well as Rolling Stone magazine and its parent company, for a total of nearly $8 million in damages.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Rolling Stone Rape Article Results in Defamation Suit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the New York Times, the news we all expected–Rolling Stone is sued for defamation over the discredited rape article. Wasn’t I just muttering about journalism and integrity and how journalists can change the world, or something? Yeah, I was: … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[525],"class_list":["post-24690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news","tag-defamation-lawsuit"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t