Posts Tagged ‘appeal’
Facing yet another defeat in Singapore courts, Dow Jones finally gives up its appeal in the FEER defamation case, cuts its losses and agrees to pay damages. Asia Sentinel, including Dow Jones’ own statement: Dow Jones Corporation, the owner of the soon-to- be-defunct Far Eastern Economic Review, has capitulated and agreed to pay US$175,000 in […]
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Tags: appeal, dow jones, far eastern economic review, feer, lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew, press freedom, singapore
As speculated earlier, Dow Jones (News Corp) has confirmed that they will appeal the defamation ruling. While commendable, it’s unlikely to achieve anything. China Post: Singapore’s High Court ruled in September the publisher and editor of the magazine, owned by Dow Jones & Co, are to pay damages to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and […]
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Tags: appeal, defamation, far eastern economic review, feer, public interest
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