![]() Looking at partisan sources-including government officials, party officials, campaign workers and consultants-Republicans outnumbered Democrats by more than 3 to 2 (61 percent to 38 percent). The Daily Caller portrayed that as FAIR noting that liberal pundits had made that claim.Īnd in the process, the Caller completely ignored this portion of the FAIR report:ĭespite the commonness of such claims, little evidence has ever been presented for a left bias at NPR, and FAIR's latest study gives it no support. See the difference? FAIR said “several conservative pundits” declared that NPR is a liberal talk radio network. A few days earlier (4/1/04), conservative columnist Cal Thomas told Nightline, “The liberals have many outlets,” naming NPR prominently among them. I mean, there is liberal radio,” remarked conservative pundit Andrew Sullivan on NBC's Chris Matthews Show (4/4/04). News of the April launch of Air America, a new liberal talk radio network, revived the old complaint, with several conservative pundits declaring that such a thing already existed. Now, here's what the 2004 FAIR report actually said: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting notes that in 2004, when there was a debate over the launch of Air America, the sentiment of many pundits was, “wait, don't we already have a liberal station: NPR?” A private figure, on the other hand, has to prove that a defendant showed negligence for failing to confirm that a statement was false prior to publication.Just in case there was any doubt about whether The Daily Caller should ever be taken seriously, this paragraph from Caller political reporter Caroline May should put the matter to rest:Įven more politically liberal commentators have noted the liberal bias of NPR. A public figure has to prove that statements published about him or her were false, and that the falsehood was published intentionally or published with reckless disregard for the truth. Gupta also maintained that the Awans are not public figures, but are instead private citizens “who want to clear their names” and “move on.” In a defamation suit, the distinction over whether someone is a public or private figure is important. “The state of our politics is so polarized and so combative that people can forget that there are real people who might find themselves in the crosshairs,” Gupta said. ![]() ![]() In an interview with the Daily Beast, Awan’s attorney Deepak Gupta, said that the attacks on his client were politically motivated, given that he and the others performed work for some prominent House Democrats. stealing the identity of an intelligence specialist” and “sending electronic equipment to foreign officials” that Imran “solicited a cash bribe” and that he and others “hacked the House.” “This lawsuit seeks accountability for a relentless, xenophobic campaign of defamatory attacks that have destroyed the reputations and ruined the livelihoods of a group of Pakistani-American Muslims,” the complaint reads.Īccording to The Washington Post, the suit details a list of “malicious” and defamatory claims by Rosiak, accusing him of falsely asserting that Imran was guilty of numerous crimes, including that he was “caught. In a book published by Regnery in January 2019, Rosniak claimed that the Awans, who are Pakistani-Americans, worked for the Pakistani intelligence service, and had received money from the terrorist group Hezbollah. But even after federal prosecutors publicly announced that their investigation found no evidence that any laws had been broken in relation to the House’s computer system, the Daily Caller’s Rosiak continued to spread falsehoods. Awan later pled guilty to an unrelated offense of making a false statement on a bank loan application. Superior Court on January 28 th, alleges that Imran Awan, his wife, his two brothers, and a friend-all of whom worked in the House of Representative’s IT department-were targeted by Rosniak and the conservative news outlet who falsely accused them of crimes including hacking, espionage, and theft.Īwan and the others were accused in 2017 of violating House security rules, and were eventually fired. A former House IT staffer sued the Daily Caller, reporter and book author Luke Rosiak, and Regnery Publishing for defamation.
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