Newspaper Will Sue over "fake news" Slur

[Pogo]

>> Recently, Colorado state Republican Senator Ray Scott accused the local newspaper, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, of reporting fake news.

Scott took issue with an editorial in the paper calling out the Senator for cancelling a hearing on a state bill. The Senator responded to the editorial by tweeting that the Daily Sentinel publishes fake news.

The accusation has not sat well with the publisher of the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Jay Seaton. He intends to sue the Senator and tells The Current's Laura Lynch about the damage this allegation has caused to the paper.

"The greatest asset of any newspaper or any news source is its credibility," says Seaton.

"I know that we've lost subscribers in response to that tweet. Now since then ... the response to the push back on that tweet has been quite positive. But the tweet itself did, I know, cause us real damage." << -- The Current​

Good for the Daily Sentinel. This Naziesque assault on discourse needs to be called out for what it is.

 

[Pogo]

The story makes this campaign wart ironic............

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[ZZ PUPPS]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

 

[Pogo]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Dafuk is a "snowflake newspaper"?

 

[TNHarley]

Maybe they were making up shit. Gawd knows it has become a trend.

 

[Camp]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

 

[martybegan]

>> Recently, Colorado state Republican Senator Ray Scott accused the local newspaper, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, of reporting fake news.

Scott took issue with an editorial in the paper calling out the Senator for cancelling a hearing on a state bill. The Senator responded to the editorial by tweeting that the Daily Sentinel publishes fake news.

The accusation has not sat well with the publisher of the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Jay Seaton. He intends to sue the Senator and tells The Current's Laura Lynch about the damage this allegation has caused to the paper.

"The greatest asset of any newspaper or any news source is its credibility," says Seaton.

"I know that we've lost subscribers in response to that tweet. Now since then ... the response to the push back on that tweet has been quite positive. But the tweet itself did, I know, cause us real damage." << -- The Current​

Good for the Daily Sentinel. This Naziesque assault on discourse needs to be called out for what it is.

The Media, as portrayed by Eric Cartman, after years of gunning for people and hiding behind strict libel/slander laws that have to prove malice, not error:

 

[TNHarley]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Yes, when people make up shit, we shouldn't call it fake. Just believe it.
Goddamn, what an idiot.

 

[there4eyeM]

Defending itself is a just thing for the newspaper. The decision will be informative.

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Nope. He's just exercising his free speech to express his opinion. Call it a protest if it eases your butthurt.

The days of MSM lies are coming to an end. Just like your penchant to legislate through the judiciary. Control - you have lost it. Now say President Trump 3 times and jump through the hoop.

 

[Pogo]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Nope. He's just exercising his free speech to express his opinion. Call it a protest if it eases your butthurt.

The days of MSM lies are coming to an end. Just like your penchant to legislate through the judiciary. Control - you have lost it. Now say President Trump 3 times and jump through the hoop.

So that's your answer? You're actually asking us to believe the Senator did not fail to show up, and that makes a "snowflake newspaper"?

OK --- link?

 

[Camp]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Yes, when people make up shit, we shouldn't call it fake. Just believe it.
Goddamn, what an idiot.

Wrong and mistaken news is easy to prove. Competitive news sources are more than happy to promote the wrong and mistaken news promoted by competitors. The courts are also a viable source for combating wrong and mistaken, or fake news.

The blanket assertion that the media promotes fake news is a propaganda method that has been used by authoritarian fascist regimes since Mussolini and Goebbels.

America has always dealt with the issue of wrong and mistaken news in its own way. Suddenly in the Trump era, an era of having a President that is a serial pathological liar, does the need to promote the fascist methods of suppressing and neutralizing news arise.

 

[TNHarley]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Yes, when people make up shit, we shouldn't call it fake. Just believe it.
Goddamn, what an idiot.

Wrong and mistaken news is easy to prove. Competitive news sources are more than happy to promote the wrong and mistaken news promoted by competitors. The courts are also a viable source for combating wrong and mistaken, or fake news.

The blanket assertion that the media promotes fake news is a propaganda method that has been used by authoritarian fascist regimes since Mussolini and Goebbels.

America has always dealt with the issue of wrong and mistaken news in its own way. Suddenly in the Trump era, an era of having a President that is a serial pathological liar, does the need to promote the fascist methods of suppressing and neutralizing news arise.

Trump lies a lot, but so does the media. I mean, seriously. You have to be one blind sumbitch not see it. Its EVERYWHERE

 

[Pogo]

Nope. He's just exercising his free speech to express his opinion.

Izzzzzzat right.

How then does that differ with the reference in the video in post 2?

Or does it?

 

[Iceweasel]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Nah, this is just the media not being able to tolerate their own medicine. They love to dish it out but can't take it, being the libs they are. How does calling them fake suppress them? Makes no sense anyway. It's really about shutting up any criticisms, period.

 

[Pogo]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Yes, when people make up shit, we shouldn't call it fake. Just believe it.
Goddamn, what an idiot.

Wrong and mistaken news is easy to prove. Competitive news sources are more than happy to promote the wrong and mistaken news promoted by competitors. The courts are also a viable source for combating wrong and mistaken, or fake news.

The blanket assertion that the media promotes fake news is a propaganda method that has been used by authoritarian fascist regimes since Mussolini and Goebbels.

America has always dealt with the issue of wrong and mistaken news in its own way. Suddenly in the Trump era, an era of having a President that is a serial pathological liar, does the need to promote the fascist methods of suppressing and neutralizing news arise.

Trump lies a lot, but so does the media. I mean, seriously. You have to be one blind sumbitch not see it. Its EVERYWHERE

Three million Amish/illegals back that up.

But is it here? In this story?

 

[Camp]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Yes, when people make up shit, we shouldn't call it fake. Just believe it.
Goddamn, what an idiot.

Wrong and mistaken news is easy to prove. Competitive news sources are more than happy to promote the wrong and mistaken news promoted by competitors. The courts are also a viable source for combating wrong and mistaken, or fake news.

The blanket assertion that the media promotes fake news is a propaganda method that has been used by authoritarian fascist regimes since Mussolini and Goebbels.

America has always dealt with the issue of wrong and mistaken news in its own way. Suddenly in the Trump era, an era of having a President that is a serial pathological liar, does the need to promote the fascist methods of suppressing and neutralizing news arise.

Trump lies a lot, but so does the media. I mean, seriously. You have to be one blind sumbitch not see it. Its EVERYWHERE

It is the public's job, with the help of free speech to expose merchants of fraudulent news, not the governments. The government has no business interfering with the free press.

 

[TNHarley]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Yes, when people make up shit, we shouldn't call it fake. Just believe it.
Goddamn, what an idiot.

Wrong and mistaken news is easy to prove. Competitive news sources are more than happy to promote the wrong and mistaken news promoted by competitors. The courts are also a viable source for combating wrong and mistaken, or fake news.

The blanket assertion that the media promotes fake news is a propaganda method that has been used by authoritarian fascist regimes since Mussolini and Goebbels.

America has always dealt with the issue of wrong and mistaken news in its own way. Suddenly in the Trump era, an era of having a President that is a serial pathological liar, does the need to promote the fascist methods of suppressing and neutralizing news arise.

Trump lies a lot, but so does the media. I mean, seriously. You have to be one blind sumbitch not see it. Its EVERYWHERE

It is the public's job, with the help of free speech to expose merchants of fraudulent news, not the governments. The government has no business interfering with the free press.

Then I assume you are against the place in the OP using govt to sue?

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

Ah now we have snowflake newspapers too.

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Yes, when people make up shit, we shouldn't call it fake. Just believe it.
Goddamn, what an idiot.

Wrong and mistaken news is easy to prove. Competitive news sources are more than happy to promote the wrong and mistaken news promoted by competitors. The courts are also a viable source for combating wrong and mistaken, or fake news.

The blanket assertion that the media promotes fake news is a propaganda method that has been used by authoritarian fascist regimes since Mussolini and Goebbels.

America has always dealt with the issue of wrong and mistaken news in its own way. Suddenly in the Trump era, an era of having a President that is a serial pathological liar, does the need to promote the fascist methods of suppressing and neutralizing news arise.

Trump lies a lot, but so does the media. I mean, seriously. You have to be one blind sumbitch not see it. Its EVERYWHERE

It is the public's job, with the help of free speech to expose merchants of fraudulent news, not the governments. The government has no business interfering with the free press.

You do realize that the judiciary is part of government don't you?

 

[TNHarley]

Nah, this is just America standing up to the fascist crap you guys support like good little cult followers. Suppressing and neutralizing the press is what authoritarian fascist do, or at least try to do. And that isn't just hollow name calling, it's verified and accepted history.

Yes, when people make up shit, we shouldn't call it fake. Just believe it.
Goddamn, what an idiot.

Wrong and mistaken news is easy to prove. Competitive news sources are more than happy to promote the wrong and mistaken news promoted by competitors. The courts are also a viable source for combating wrong and mistaken, or fake news.

The blanket assertion that the media promotes fake news is a propaganda method that has been used by authoritarian fascist regimes since Mussolini and Goebbels.

America has always dealt with the issue of wrong and mistaken news in its own way. Suddenly in the Trump era, an era of having a President that is a serial pathological liar, does the need to promote the fascist methods of suppressing and neutralizing news arise.

Trump lies a lot, but so does the media. I mean, seriously. You have to be one blind sumbitch not see it. Its EVERYWHERE

It is the public's job, with the help of free speech to expose merchants of fraudulent news, not the governments. The government has no business interfering with the free press.

You do realize that the judiciary is part of government don't you?

Will Camp be consistent?