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Libel is stating false claims or accusations about someone in writing In journalism one still has few advantages and libel will not be very easy to argue except that journalist should have belived the same to be true; or even if the same is in public interest, the journalist may go ahead and publish the same. There are several common defenses a reporter has against a libel lawsuit: * Truth Since libel is by definition false, if a journalist reports something that is true it cannot be libelous, even if it damages a person's reputation. Truth is the reporter's best defense against a libel suit. * Privilege Accurate reports about official proceedings - anything from a murder trial to a city council meeting or a congressional hearing - cannot be libelous. This may seem like an odd defense, but imagine covering a murder trial without it. Conceivably, the reporter covering that trial could be sued for libel every time someone in the courtroom accused the defendant of murder. * Fair Comment & Criticism This defense covers expressions of opinion, everything from movie reviews to columns on the op-ed page. The fair comment and criticism defense allows reporters to express opinions no matter how scathing or critical. === ===

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