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ABOUT
The Jane Akre vs. Fox News Court
Fight
HOW It Came To Be That The
Florida Appellate
Court Ruled That The Media Can
Legally Lie
(And Other Related Information)
August 18, 2000:
"After a five-week trial and six hours of deliberation which
ended August 18, 2000, a Florida state court jury unanimously determined that
Fox "acted intentionally and deliberately to falsify or distort the plaintiffs'
news reporting on BGH." In that decision, the jury also found that Jane's
threat to blow the whistle on Fox's misconduct to the FCC was the sole reason
for the termination... and the jury awarded $425,000 in damages which makes her
eligible to apply for reimbursement for all court costs, expenses and legal
fees."
February 14, 2003:
A Florida Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with an assertion by
FOX News that there is no specific state or
federal rule or law against distorting or
falsifying the news.
The Florida Appelate Court
Decision.
This is the decision which gave Fox News the green light to report the news
anyway it wants to - truthfully or otherwise.
Related articles and information about the case of the
Jane Akre vs Fox News court fight
.... and other information
Fox News Wins Lawsuit To Misinform Public – Seriously
Fl Appellate Court Rules Media Can Legally Lie
By Mike Gaddy, SierraTimes.com 03-01-2003 http://www.rense.com/general35/MEDIA.HTM The Media Can Legally Lie
By Mike Gaddy, Writer for lewrockwell.com. http://www.relfe.com/media_can_legally_lie.html Court Reverses Ruling on Jane
Akre's rBGH Suit
APPEALS COURT REVERSES JURY IN AKRE V FOX TV CASE
Jane Akre
Jane's Biography Jane Akre is the News Editor for the National News Desk of Injuryboard: http://www.injuryboard.com/jane-akre/ The Milk. The Media.
Reporters Blow Whistle On News Station
FLORIDA MILK SUPPLY RIDDLED WITH ARTIFICIAL HORMONE LINKED TO
CANCER; REPORTERS SAY THEY WERE ORDERED TO LIE ABOUT IT ON FOX-TV
Frequently Asked Questions
Resources for Reporters and Others
Here is a comprehensive list of sources Jane Akre and Steve Wilson
consulted while researching the story they investigated for FOX TV. The actual
scripts of the story that
never ran, submitted as part of the reporters suit against FOX-TV, are also
available here, as is the ability to see and hear the reports using
RealPlayer. Remember these are the sources used to produce a story for Florida
viewers, although many are national experts/sources which could be helpful for
obtaining background and information relevant to any part of the
country.
A lot of information about the case
What can you do?
Reporters sue Fox over Monsanto.
Injury Board dot com
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