Palin Wins, What Kind of Precedent Could That Set?

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Sarah paylan is going after the new york times. She's saying the main stream mediu made stuff up about her. Trials of this sort almost never make it to a jury. If she wins, what kind of precedent could that set? Eric wemple has been covering the trial for the washington post.

The New York Times published an editorial that made false claims about Sarah Palin. A lawsuit over the error could change American media.

This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Richard Sima and Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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