Anonymous source. Named kid.
The NYT used a 'sensitive matter' to print a college player's name in a fatal shooting. A jury called it defamation.
Source article: Alabama jury awards $9.25 million in New York Times defamation case.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- crime, law and justice, mass media, sport, trial
- Primary entities
- Kai Spears, The New York Times, University of Alabama, Matt Glover, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Themes
- defamation, media accountability, anonymous sourcing, journalism standards, legal proceedings
- Floor values engaged
- Truthfulness, Accountability of power, Equality & fairness