Reply To: Can we trust news as reported?

My dear FERD,
My intention wasn’t to point any news outlets in particular, but since you have I will ask you,
Is it MUTAR to besmirk anyone under the MANTELE of free speach/since its an official newspaper/site it’s allowed to cross all Halacha boundaries, eg. LASHON HORAA, MOTZI SHEM RAA,
I’d feel guilty operating such a news paper/site,
I even feel guilty that I’m now on a Yiddishe news site,

& to you FERD, please pipe down, there are other ways of communicating,