A six-member jury in Bay County, Florida, found the network was liable for defamation because of a segment that aired on “The ...
CNN has been ordered to pay $5 million to Navy veteran Zachary Young and additional punitive damages for defamation, marking a shift in media standards and a decline in ratings.
CNN stood by its story and denied defaming Young, though the network said in March 2022 that it regretted using the term ...