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Journalists could have legal defense against being sued

By Hicbd
Thu Nov 18 2021 10:08 am

"Power, herself a former reporter, said that President Joe Biden's administration was setting up a "global defamation defense fund" for journalists as part of his democracy promotion agenda...Power said her talks with international journalists showed that autocratic regimes were increasingly using the 'crude but effective tactic' of filing lawsuits to bankrupt news outlets and kill stories they do not like."

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https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211104-us-to-cover-costs-for-journalists-under-legal-pressure
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211106/13102647887/federal-government-announces-legal-defense-fund-journalists-facing-bogus-defamation-lawsuits-government-officials.shtml

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Philanthropy United Nations Government Corruption / Oversight / Ethics Corruption / Fraud Investigative Reporting Global Authoritarian Governments / Democracy / Dictatorships Lawsuits / Personal Injury Freedom of Speech

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