CNN reporter defends Afghanistan story that led to defamation lawsuit
Chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt denied that his report about security contractor Zachary Young was a “hit piece.”
Journalist defends reporting that led to CNN defamation lawsuit
As the trial in Florida enters its second week, attorneys for Zachary Young, the security consultant named in the CNN story, tried to paint the network as engaging in “theater.”
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A CNN journalist responded to accusations from Zachary Young's lawyers that "everyone" at the network "hated" Young. A CNN journalist faced questioning over his messages to sources as he took the stand in the network's defamation trial.
CNN Correspondent Takes Stand In Defamation Trial, Defends Report That Security Consultant Exploited Afghan Evacuation
CNN's Alexander Marquardt took the stand in a defamation trial Monday, defending a 2021 report during the U.S.'s Afghanistan withdrawal.
CNN pokes holes in security contractor’s defamation claims over Afghanistan evacuation story
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (CN) — CNN’s attorneys dropped a bombshell on a Florida court Thursday that could potentially upend the defamation case against the network brought by a security consultant named in a 2021 story on private contractors charging Afghans fleeing a Taliban takeover during the U.S.'s hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan.
CNN defamation trial: Judge scolds CNN’s lead counsel, orders apology to plaintiff: ‘This isn’t kindergarten’
Judge William Henry blasted CNN’s lead counsel in the ongoing defamation trial on Wednesday, ordering him to apologize to ...
Who is Zachary Young? Navy Veteran Involved in CNN Defamation Trial
Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran and former U.S. government operative, is accusing CNN of defamation in a case that is ...
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Defamation trial against CNN in second week at Bay County Courthouse
A defamation trial between a former U.S. government operative and CNN is in its second week at the Bay County Courthouse.
CNN defamation trial: Several staffers testify against network's on-air apology ordered by legal department
Several CNN staffers testified during the network's defamation trial their opposition towards the on-air apology to Zachary ...
CNN Reporter Admits Zachary Young's Business Wasn't 'Corrupt' During Trial
A CNN journalist faced questioning over his messages to sources as he took the stand in the network's defamation trial.
‘What a punchable face’: CNN journalist confronted with disparaging messages about Navy vet suing network for defamation
CNN senior correspondent Alexander Marquardt was confronted on Monday with disparaging messages about Zachary Young, the Navy ...
CNN defamation trial: Editor who said story was ‘full of holes like Swiss cheese’ grilled on witness stand
CNN editor Thomas Lumley was grilled on Tuesday after internal messages showed he was skeptical of the "pretty flawed" report ...
General Changed Mind About Hiring Zachary Young After CNN Story
A major general who helped evacuate Afghans testified that he would not work with Zachary Young after the CNN segment.
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CNN Defamation Trial: Jurors Are Urged to ‘Send a Message’ to Mainstream Media
Zachary Young is suing the network in Panama City, Fla., alleging that he was falsely portrayed as engaging in an illicit “black market” in the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan by ...