Responsabilidad de editores y medios de comunicación

Explicación Simple

Si un periódico publica algo malo sobre alguien, el editor puede ser responsable. Pero si demuestra que no sabía nada y retiró la información, puede defenderse.

Es como si un chef sirve un platillo que no preparó, pero si el cliente se queja y el chef lo retira rápidamente del menú, puede evitar problemas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Laura, editora de una revista, publica un artículo sobre un político. Si alguien se siente ofendido y reclama, Laura puede defenderse si demuestra que no sabía de ese artículo y que lo retiró de inmediato tras la queja.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9.58.040 - Liability of editors and others Every editor or proprietor of a book, newspaper or serial, and every manager of a copartnership or corporation by which any book, newspaper or serial is issued, is chargeable with the publication of any matter contained in any such book, newspaper or serial, and every owner, operator, proprietor or person exercising control over any broadcasting station or reproducting [reproducing] record of human voice or who broadcasts over the radio or reproduces the human voice or aids or abets either directly or indirectly in such broadcast or reproduction shall be chargeable with the publication of any matter so disseminated: PROVIDED, That in any prosecution or action for libel it shall be an absolute defense if the defendant shows that the matter complained of was published without his knowledge or fault and against his wishes by another who had no authority from him to make such publication and was promptly retracted by the defendant with an equal degree of publicity upon written request of the complainant. RCW 9.58.050 - Report of proceedings privileged No prosecution for libel shall be maintained against a reporter, editor, proprietor, or publisher of a newspaper for the publication therein of a fair and true report of any judicial, legislative or other public and official proceeding, or of any statement, speech, argument or debate in the course of the same, without proving actual malice in making the report. The editor or proprietor of a book, newspaper or serial shall be proceeded against in the county where such book, newspaper or serial is published. RCW 9.58.060 - Venue punishment restricted Every other person publishing a libel in this state may be proceeded against in any county where such libelous matter was publi