Fogdog
Well-Known Member
We need to take the battle to them. To all of them. Right wing radio, Right wing newspaper organizations. Right wing media including and in particular FOX. We need to make it unprofitable to the monsters who own them.It was quite reasonable for them to take the settlement, they could have lost. You are correct, it wasn't their job to get justice for the public.
I do think suing for libel/slander needs to be more prevalent. It's all I can come up with. Fox has deep pockets, but you could probably sink the startups with litigation. Fox would be the prime target though, just a parade of lawsuits when they lie. Given that their business model is selling lies, welp, maybe it works itself out.
I'm going to give this some thought. There is no good reason why we can't punish news outlets for malicious lies. There might be a legal reason but that's not a logical argument, we can (through effort) change the laws. Legalities are just an impediment not a good reason. I'm also going to voice my discontent to my representatives in the state and federal govt. It's just a mouse voice but I know it's heard. I encourage anybody who feels as we do to send an e-mail message to your reps. It's a small thing but it does get read.