When the New York Times accused a lobbyist of having an affair with John McCain the issue died very quickly. Why? Because it was totally false and the paper in its zeal to hurt McCain had wandered out on some very thin ice according to the woman who was the subject of those reports.
Now the paper has been sued for $27 million by the woman who says the story defamed her and the paper should pay.
"That The New York Times would make such aggressive and sensational allegations and insinuations in the face of on-the-record denials by Ms. Iseman and Senator McCain only reinforced the message to readers that The New York Times in fact believed that Ms. Iseman and Senator McCain had indeed engaged in an `inappropriate relationship,' a relationship that was romantic, unethical, and a conflict of interest," the lawsuit says. "Otherwise, reasonable readers would conclude, The New York Times would never have printed the story at all."
NYT stands by their article.
Depositions should be fun!
Posted by: Redman | January 01, 2009 at 12:37 AM