Civil Code section 48a, subdivision 1 (hereafter section 48a(1)), limits the plaintiff in an "action for damages for the publication of a libel in a newspaper" to the recovery of special damages unless, within 20 days after becoming aware of the alleged libel, the plaintiff "serve[d] upon the publisher, at the place of publication ..., a written notice specifying the statements claimed to be libelous and...
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