Word: retractment
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...truth." (The fairness regulation requires that broadcasters "afford reasonable opportunity for the presentation of contrasting viewpoints.") The CIA took the unusual action because the Supreme Court has indicated that federal agencies cannot sue news organizations for libel. In its complaint the CIA asked that the FCC order ABC to retract "all false allegations," and that it consider not renewing the licenses of the stations the network owns...
Meselson says he will contine to press his investigation of the alleged chemical warfare and expresses confidence that the government story will eventually unravel. If indeed the State Department acted too hastily, it should move quickly to retract its charges and withstand the opprobrium it is sure to receive...
...major alternative to punitive damages is retraction. In some states, if a publication concedes in print, with sufficient prominence, that a story was in error, then a plaintiff is limited to suing for actual damages; if the publication refuses to retract the story, however, it is vulnerable to suits for punitive damages. Conference participants acknowledged that negotiating a retraction could be almost as complex as a trial. Moreover, retraction rules can resemble unconstitutional coercion, warned New York City Attorney James Goodale, a former vice chairman of the New York Times Co. Said he: "Journalists perceive mandatory-retraction regulations...
...January 25, the day after her dismissal, she went to the police and charged that the professor had raped her in early December, only to retract the accusation three weeks later...
...wife Berte, who was briefly employed by a market-research firm serving the studio as well as other clients. Hirschfield retaliated by inviting other corporations to buy a major interest in the studio, among them Philip Morris and Time Inc. When the search failed, he refused to retract a sulfurous memo aimed at fellow Board Member Matty Rosenhaus. The Geritol magnate's reaction: " 'You're a liar! A liar! A liar!' he screamed at Hirschfield, his face flushed, spittle spewing from his mouth...