I see your side of this, I really do. However, whether they worried about this issue or not, they are THE entity that made lying in the news legal. And they did it because it suited them to do so at the time, regardless of the long term consequences to the field of journalism.
CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC have ALL been busted lying.
Side Note: How is this legal?
In Feb. 2003 a Florida Appellate Court ruled that Jane Akre, was not entitled to damages when she was fired by Fox News for refusing to take part in a false story.
I see your side of this, I really do. However, whether they worried about this issue or not, they are THE entity that made lying in the news legal. And they did it because it suited them to do so at the time, regardless of the long term consequences to the field of journalism.
Now, all sides h...