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      From a legal point of view it hasn’t been tried in a court of law, which is why words like “apparently” and “allegedly” are used.

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          That is literally what happens in US news when the subject involves a criminal offence or could be considered defamation.

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          Yes. It’s impossible to report objectively on capitalists with enough control to sue. This has been shown again and again.

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              Less than perfectly, due to the constraints of the system they are forced to operate within.*

              You are, of course, free to start up a news agency that fulfills every ideal you hold close, just know that you’ll have to have a lot of funding if you’re going to be spending as much time in court defending against libel lawsuits as you spend on reporting.