Comment by delfinom

3 days ago

It's not just PR tactics for the sake of accountability. It's because there's a glut of lawyers that'll sue for the tinest admission of anything.

Flip side is there is a glut of lawyers who will sue for the tiniest bit of negative reporting under slander or libel laws. Next thing you know media corporations are sending emoluments to the highest authorities just for reporting facts like what was said in election campaigns.

Modern reporting is tricky because there are hungry sharks circling all sides.