![]() Mother Jones, frank and forthright in its editorial tone, opted to extend its reporting approach and its voice throughout its business operations, to voice its journalism mission and to cover it like a story, for its readers and the world.” ![]() “The inside workings of news organizations traditionally have been kept just that - inside. “The decision to talk frankly with readers about the legal attack, its cost and its effect on the overall organization and its reporting - that veered from journalism tradition,” the report says. The 43-year-old progressive outlet eventually published a story about the entire case that served as a launching pad for fundraising campaign that earned $350,000. Taking the case to court was a gamble - but Mother Jones’ victory and the way it presented tha battle to readers ended up being a cunning way to fundraise, according to a new case study by Caroline Porter and the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. Mother Jones chose to fight, and it eventually won - but only after running up $850,000 in legal costs. Or it could fight what it believed to be VanderSloot’s attempt to intimidate journalists. It could either pay the $74,999 that VanderSloot had sued for - $1 short of what would allow the case to move to federal court - and admit wrongdoing. In 2012, Idaho billionaire Frank VanderSloot sued Mother Jones over a story it had published about his political efforts. ![]() When a news organization is slapped with a defamation lawsuit, it can be a cause for panic. LINK: ➚ | Posted by: Hanaa' Tameez | December 12, 2019
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