A $9. 25 Million Rebuke: What the New York Times Defamation Verdict Says About Journalism's Integrity The New York Times' $9.
25 million defamation verdict is a sobering reminder that even in high stakes journalism, mistakes can be costly – and not just financially.
The case involves Kai Spears, a college basketball player who was wrongly identified as being at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa.