CNN, Afghanistan and for defamation

CNN defamation trial: Reporter pressed on his heavy pursuit of Navy veteran as defense downplayed involvement
Alex Marquardt was pressed on Monday about his efforts to dig up dirt on the Navy veteran suing CNN for defamation, undercutting CNN’s defense that the plaintiff was not a central focus of the report.
CNN Loses Defamation Trial Over Afghan Evacuation Report
Zachary Young alleged CNN defamed him in a report by chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt that said he operated in a "black market."
CNN reporter defends Afghanistan story that led to defamation lawsuit
Chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt denied that his report about security contractor Zachary Young was a “hit piece.”
CNN defamation trial: Network’s fairness chief defends controversial report at center of lawsuit
CNN's fairness guru Emma Lacey-Bordeaux defended the controversial report at the center of a high-stakes defamation trial on Wednesday when called to the witness stand.
CNN Ordered to Pay Navy Veteran After Losing Big Defamation Case
A Florida jury on Friday found CNN guilty of defaming a Navy veteran who helped Afghans flee their country following the U.S. withdrawal in 2021. Zachary Young, who is a security consultant, sued the network alleging CNN "destroyed his reputation and business" by branding him an "illegal profiteer" who exploited "desperate Afghans" during a Nov.
Jury finds CNN committed defamation against Navy veteran, settlement reached on punitive damages
Zachary Young alleged CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" during the Biden administration's military withdrawal from the country in 2021.
CNN defamation trial: Closing arguments made as jury begins to deliberate lawsuit against network
Lawyers on both sides delivered impassioned closing arguments on Thursday as Zachary Young’s high-profile defamation lawsuit against CNN heads to the jury.
CNN Pays Navy Veteran Undisclosed Defamation Settlement After Jury Orders $5 Million in Damages
CNN paid an undisclosed settlement to a U.S. Navy veteran after a Florida jury found the network defamed him on Jake Tapper's show
Court: CNN to pay U.S. Navy veteran $5 million for defamation, punitive damages still to come
After the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in 2021, Young was a private contractor helping Afghans escape. CNN segment labeled Young as an 'illegal profiteer.'
CNN defamation trial: Jurors submit brutal questions on reporter's aggressive pursuit of Navy veteran
CNN correspondent Katie Bo Lillis was hit with hard-hitting questions by the jurors in the network's high-stakes defamation trial taking place in Panama City, Florida.
CNN Ordered to Pay Millions After Losing Defamation Trial
CNN will have to fork over at least $5 million to a U.S. Navy veteran after it lost a defamation trial in Florida on Friday. A Panama City, Florida, jury ruled that CNN had defamed security contractor Zachary Young when it aired a 2021 report that said he was part of a “black market” that price-gouged those attempting to flee Afghanistan after the U.
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Here Are Some Of The Most Surprising Pieces Of Testimony To Emerge From $1 Billion CNN Defamation Suit
A Navy veteran filed a defamation suit against CNN after the network allegedly suggested he participated in a scam that ...
CNN's Alex Marquardt hesitant to admit he made money covering war zones: 'I don't go there to get paid'
CNN's Alex Marquardt was reluctant to admit he made money as a journalist while covering war zones after he took aim at ...
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CNN’s fact-checking criticized in defamation case
In the high-profile case against CNN in a Florida courtroom, employees defended the network’s commitment to fairness.