[S-So she was more tenacious than most! Persevere, Scuttlebutt!]
...Not so. We're not mind-readers, Miss Fey. You can't expect anyone, police, journalist, or whoever, to know what someone's intent was at the exact moment they do something. That's why we have courts.
We were following our sources. My columnist believed it to be true. Their belief was reasonable. There was nothing libelous, because despite what you just said, you must prove actual malice to prove defamation. And, as we are not cretins seeking to libel Mr. Wright, we will update the story next week if the new information is true.
Re: audio;
[Huh, most people gave up by this point.]
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[S-So she was more tenacious than most! Persevere, Scuttlebutt!]
...Not so. We're not mind-readers, Miss Fey. You can't expect anyone, police, journalist, or whoever, to know what someone's intent was at the exact moment they do something. That's why we have courts.
We were following our sources. My columnist believed it to be true. Their belief was reasonable. There was nothing libelous, because despite what you just said, you must prove actual malice to prove defamation. And, as we are not cretins seeking to libel Mr. Wright, we will update the story next week if the new information is true.
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What more do you want? Kahk-kahk-kahk...