Unlike Governor Jindal from yesterday’s article, Fox News did not double down on an obvious error. Fox actually apologized for the ‘no-go’ zone misinformation, but that is not enough for the mayor of Paris, who plans to sue Fox: Paris Mayor Plans to Sue Fox News for ‘No-Go’ Zone As the NYT article states, this lawsuit will go nowhere in the US due to the precedent of New York Times vs. Sullivan. But could the mayor sue in France? Presumably yes, thus putting Fox News parent company assets at risk within France and/or the EU. Perhaps this is why Fox News took the unusual move (for a media company) of repeatedly apologizing for the repeated errors. In any case, Fox has apologized for its errors, and it should end there. We should praise individuals, companies and organizations when they admit fault, and not sue them. Instead of suing Fox, perhaps the mayor should sue Governor Jindal? He’s liable to triple down at this point because it’s an unfortunate part of our human nature to refuse to admit when we are wrong.
Originally posted: http://www.mccarthyism.com/2015/20150121.htm
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