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Online Journalism Same As Print/TV

Posted by chrisd on from the fundamental-shift-time dept.

jeffy124 writes "The NY State Supreme Court has ruled that online journalists have the same rights/protection as do print and television journalists in issues of public importance. The decision comes from the case of National Bank of Mexico v. Narconews.com, which last year reported that the bank's then-president was involved with narcotics trafficking. The bank claimed the allegations were fabricated and demanded the story be retracted. The court ruled that the online journalist was protected under the First Amendment, referring to the case NY Times v. Sullivan, the case that gave freedom of the press." Update: 12/12 16:23 GMT by T : gregorovius writes with a correction: "Banamex is a private bank that has no relationship whatsoever with the National Bank of Mexico, which is our government's FED equivalent. It must be noted that from some months ago Banamex is not even a Mexican bank; it's an American bank that operates in Mexico, being owned in its entirety by Citigroup."

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  1. heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. protection by asv108 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  3. Re:Was there any question? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Let me get this straight: you claim that there are too many laws, and use that as the basis of an objection to the application of existing laws to this case.

    And then you get modded as insightful. Fucking knee-jerk moderation if I've ever seen it.

  4. Re:State of New York court system by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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