1.0media.amhttps://media.am/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="M3KTRDIzh1"><a href="https://media.am/en/critique/2011/03/24/370/">With Manipulated Text: In Defense of News Outlets</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://media.am/en/critique/2011/03/24/370/embed/#?secret=M3KTRDIzh1" width="600" height="338" title="“With Manipulated Text: In Defense of News Outlets” — media.am" data-secret="M3KTRDIzh1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://media.am/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://media.am/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/plum_0.png600386The recent abundance of lawsuits against news outlets for libel and insult reminded me my article on a trial two years ago, which I didn't end up publishing: in my opinion, in order not to set a "bad example." But now is the right time to publish it —  to show how we, journalists, can defend ourselves against those who take us to court any chance they get. Since two years have passed, I have removed names and also changed the expression that led to the trial, in case those informed of the case find out who is the journalist and who is the judge.