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Jeffrey HermesMay 2, 2013

When the media — traditional or new — gets a suspect wrong, what are the legal ramifications?

From Lockerbie to Richard Jewell to anthrax: The Boston Marathon bombings were far from the first incident to spark inaccurate reporting about an alleged suspect. Here’s what the case law tells us about liability.

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Hermes, Jeffrey. "When the media — traditional or new — gets a suspect wrong, what are the legal ramifications?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 2 May. 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2024.

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Hermes, J. (2013, May. 2). When the media — traditional or new — gets a suspect wrong, what are the legal ramifications?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/05/when-the-media-traditional-or-new-gets-a-suspect-wrong-what-are-the-legal-ramifications/

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Hermes, Jeffrey. "When the media — traditional or new — gets a suspect wrong, what are the legal ramifications?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 2, 2013. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/05/when-the-media-traditional-or-new-gets-a-suspect-wrong-what-are-the-legal-ramifications/.

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