Fox News on Trial
The most influential media company in America is about to be tested like never before.
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The $1.6 billion Fox News defamation trial is about to begin. More than Rupert Murdoch’s pocketbook is at stake—practically the entire media industry is watching with schadenfreude, and maybe even a little dread.
First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic:
- The Supreme Court is likely to reject the independent state legislature theory
- Nutrition science’s most preposterous result: Could ice cream possibly be good for you?
- The not-so-secret key to emotional balance
A Look Down the Fox Hole
The word of the week is . Did Fox News act with “actual malice” in broadcasting a litany of lies about Dominion Voting Systems’ machines in the days and
