RIGMAIDEN v. NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA LLC (2020)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Daniel RIGMAIDEN, Appellant, v. NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC, et al., Appellees.

No. 3D20-238

Decided: September 30, 2020

Before EMAS, C.J., and MILLER and LOBREE, JJ.

Daniel Rigmaiden, in proper person. Shullman Fugate PLLC, and Deanna K. Shullman and Giselle M. Girones (West Palm Beach), for appellees Dennis Wagner and Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. d/b/a The Arizona Republic.

Affirmed. See Woodard v. Sunbeam Television Corp., 616 So. 2d 501, 502 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993) (recognizing: “The news media has been given a qualified privilege to accurately report on the information they receive from government officials. This privilege includes the broadcast ‘of the contents of an official document, so long as their account is reasonably accurate and fair’, even if the official documents contain erroneous information.” (citation omitted)); Alan v. Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc., 973 So. 2d 1177 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008); Carson v. News Journal Corp., 790 So. 2d 1120, 1122 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001) (holding that the fair report privilege applied despite argument that it was not fair reporting because the statement did not reveal other exculpatory information.)

PER CURIAM.

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