Question: Here s another what - if . What if The Dallas Morning News published a sports story that first appeared in the New York Daily

Heres another what-if. What if The Dallas Morning News published a sports story that first appeared in the New York Daily News by sports reporter Barry Baum. After it appeared in the Daily News, it was released in syndication to other newspapers, such as The Dallas Morning News. The News has a wire editor who always reads what comes in from the syndication news services the News subscribes to. The wire editor chooses stories she or he thinks would interest local readers. In that story, Baum strongly and unmistakably implied Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones cheated a subcontractor on a building project. So...Jones files a libel suit against the New York Daily News charging that the news story calls into question Joness honesty and integrity as an NFL owner, which could jeopardize his continued ownership of the franchise. Honesty and integrity are qualifications for holding an NFL franchise. If the accusation is true, Jones can get in trouble with the NFL not to mention the diminution of his reputation within the community. Can you tell me if the Dallas Morning News is liable to a defamation suit by Jones given that it re-published an article by the Daily News?

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