Litigation
Aug. 12, 2016
A picture is worth a million dollars
A recent defamation case involving a former porn actress shows why the media should be careful with stock photos and negative headlines. By William J. Briggs II and Melissa McLaughlin
Imagine a magazine ran a story with the headline "Billionaire Files for Bankruptcy," and featured an accompanying photo of Bill Gates or Warren Buffett (neither of whom was the subject of the story who filed for bankruptcy) simply to provide an image to its readers of a billionaire. Alternatively, imagine a commercial for the local news announces, "California zoo accused of cruelty to animals ? stor...
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