Ordinary citizens have no hope of litigating to protect their reputations. Who among us could afford to punt the cost of a house on a court battle?, writes Jon Faine | OPINION
In 30 years’ broadcasting at ABC Radio I was sued twice – once by a Liberal politician and once by an ALP politician. Who said the ABC is not even handed?
The ABC managers developed “Dutton fatigue”. No doubt the relentless pressure was designed to make me cool my jets, to be more cautious in my commentary about the combative ex-policeman from Queensland. Defamation claims are in the news every day and the stakes in these mega-tussles could not be higher., reportedly underwritten by media mogul Kerry Stokes from Channel 7, is putting this newspapers’ owner to the test, claiming that reports of war crimes have cost him his reputation as a war hero as well as hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars in lost and future earnings.
Several senior journalists, including some who posture as expert legal commentators, confidently predicted the ABC would not just lose the Porter case but be “humiliated”. Who is humiliated now? It is astonishing how sure some people are of that which they know so little about.
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