Does an “right of answer” exist in the American press ?
In France, if you think a newspaper article has damaged your reputation/framed you in a wrong way/distorted the truth about you, you get a “right of answer” which allows you to write a short piece to be published in the next edition of the newspaper where you can discuss your point of view. I think Scott should use it if something similar exists in the USA...
It doesn’t, you’re of course allowed to write your own rebuttal, but a newspaper has no legal obligation to print it (or to print any particular thing AFAIK), and there’s no culture of doing so either.
Does an “right of answer” exist in the American press ?
In France, if you think a newspaper article has damaged your reputation/framed you in a wrong way/distorted the truth about you, you get a “right of answer” which allows you to write a short piece to be published in the next edition of the newspaper where you can discuss your point of view. I think Scott should use it if something similar exists in the USA...
It doesn’t, you’re of course allowed to write your own rebuttal, but a newspaper has no legal obligation to print it (or to print any particular thing AFAIK), and there’s no culture of doing so either.
Too bad. I think it is a fine mechanism to keep newspapers honest.