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re: ABC News Under Investigation
Posted on 11/17/19 at 10:08 pm to idlewatcher
Posted on 11/17/19 at 10:08 pm to idlewatcher
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Since when do news outlets have a legal obligation to report things like this?
Everyone has an obligation to report a crime which they become aware of. "Report" in this context meaning reporting to authorities. Whatever they choose to "report" on their broadcast is their business. Unless of course we're talking about the public airwaves which has been regulated as belonging to the public interest since the advent of analog broadcasting.
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Posted on 11/18/19 at 9:58 am to GeauxTrain
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Everyone has an obligation to report a crime which they become aware of. "Report" in this context meaning reporting to authorities. Whatever they choose to "report" on their broadcast is their business. Unless of course we're talking about the public airwaves which has been regulated as belonging to the public interest since the advent of analog broadcasting.
I don't think this is true.
Newcasters are not among the various "mandatory reporter" jobs. Additionally, their freedom of speech/press allows that they also have the right to not say anything on their airwaves if they don't want to.
It sucks that they didn't report. It sucks even worse that they won't reveal what they had now that Epstein is no longer. It sucks even worse than that they went after a suspected leaker to get her fired from a competitor.
But, I think ABC is on solid legal ground unless someone can prove they somehow they helped facilitate Epstein's crimes.
JMHO.
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