NYT Pays $9.25M After Defamation Verdict | Canberra News

A jury in Alabama just awarded former basketball player Kai Spears $9.25 million after finding the New York Times liable for defamation over a 2023 report falsely linking him to a fatal shooting — a story later corrected by the paper but not before causing severe emotional harm. The verdict, reached after a nine-day trial, marks the first time in over 50 years the Times has lost a defamation case in the U.S., sparking debate about journalistic accountability and the lasting damage of misinformation. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4320f378bfbf061c