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Dallas Observer Faces Libel Suit for Satirical News Articlenew
Earlier this month, a Texas appeals court
declined to dismiss a case in which the
Dallas Observer and reporter
Rose Farley were sued for libel
by local officials who were offended by a
"news story" penned by Ms. Farley. The
article wasn't labeled as satire,
so
Denton County Judge Darlene Whitten
and District Attorney Bruce Isaacks
apparently are concerned that readers
may have believed Ms. Farley's satirical
tale, which has the pair jailing a first
grader for a book report on Maurice
Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are."
New York Times |
05-19-2002 1:25 pm |
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