LEDDY v. NARRAGANSETT TELEVISION, L.P.

No. 2001-484-Appeal.

843 A.2d 481 (2004)

Gerald A. LEDDY v. NARRAGANSETT TELEVISION, L.P., et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Nystedt, Esq., Providence, for Plaintiff.

William P. Robinson, III, Providence, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., and FLANDERS, GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, and SUTTELL, JJ.


OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

As the television cameras roll, an investigative reporter, inquiring about an issue of potential public interest, thrusts a microphone into the startled, hapless face of some speedwalking employee, who is vainly attempting to short circuit the interview. How often has this all too familiar scene of "ambush journalism" played itself out on television news shows and on other similar programs?

This case concerns a defamation...

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