Privilege Protects Fair, Accurate Reports of Official Town Actions
The fair report privilege shields from defamation liability a
newspaper publisher's coverage of disciplinary proceedings, which
culminated in the termination of an Abington, Mass., town official for
having inappropriate images on his computer, the Massachusetts Supreme
Judicial Court held Jan. 7 (Howell v. Enterprise Publishing
Co.,
Mass.,
No. SJC-10359,
1/7/10). From Media Law Reporter, Publication date January 26, 2010
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