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Libelous? Media reporting / non-reporting of events

  • 15-05-2013 12:29pm
    #1
    beans
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,886 ✭✭✭


    Hypothetical, here.

    News of the day is that Corporation A has been doing something they shouldn't. Media-outlet B runs their coverage of the day's events, and either under-reports or fails to report Corporation A's transgressions. B is sponsored by A.

    Individual C comes along and writes a piece to his blog about B being compromised due to sponsorship ties (could be political ties, that kind of things though)

    Can B come along and slap a libel case on C for reporting what may or may not be true, based on the perceived facts?


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  • #2
    SB2013
    Closed Accounts Posts: 805 ✭✭✭SB2013


    If it's an honest opinion based on facts there may be a good defence.


  • #3
    valleyoftheunos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭valleyoftheunos


    If the Blog piece is defamatory then Media-outlet B is absolutely entitled to bring an action for Defamation agaisnt the Blogger.

    the blogger however May have a number of good defences, Truth being one and as mentioned, Honest Opinion being another. Its all contained in the Defamation Act 2009


  • #4
    beans
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,886 ✭✭✭beans


    Thanks for the link to the legislation :)

    This is my first time trying to snuffle-out an issue of this sort, so thanks for your patience. I did search the forum but couldn't really spot anything valid.


  • #5
    LowKeyReturn
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    If the above was some sort of exam question might it be digging at the defence of qualified privilege?

    Perhaps not an issue given the previous two defences outlined.

    Sections 18 and 19 OP if you're interested.


  • #6
    valleyoftheunos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭valleyoftheunos


    LowKeyReturn wrote: »
    If the above was some sort of exam question might it be digging at the defence of qualified privilege?

    Perhaps not an issue given the previous two defences outlined.

    Sections 18 and 19 OP if you're interested.

    no no no that defence would not apply in such a circumstance, Fair and reasonable publication on a matter of public interest is the defence you are thinking of. Section 26 of the 2009 Act.;)


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