US EditionSocial media's retreat on truth fuels democracy's decline
- President Trump is criticizing the media and claims many outlets are engaging in illegal activities, amid efforts to overturn protections for the press initiated by the Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. V. Sullivan in 1964.
- David Enrich's book discusses efforts by powerful entities to challenge the Sullivan ruling, which protects wrongful media scrutiny.
- Ongoing lawsuits target independent journalists, potentially chilling free expression.
- Enrich warns that attempts to weaponize defamation laws threaten democracy and the ability to criticize the powerful.
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'Murder the truth': Inside the secret right-wing campaign to silence the media
The new book Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful by The New York Times business investigations editor David Enrich chronicles an ongoing campaign by the wealthy and powerful to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. v. S...
“Murder the Truth”: David Enrich on Right-Wing Campaign to Silence Journalists & Protect the Powerful
The new book Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful by The New York Times business investigations editor David Enrich chronicles an ongoing campaign by the wealthy and powerful to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which in 1964 established bedrock protections against spurious defamation and libel cases in the U.S. legal system. By “subject[ing] people t
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