Court Awards Journalist Ravev Drucker Additional Damages in Defamation Case
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The Tel Aviv District Court rejected appeals by MK Yaakov Bardugo and presenters Yotam Zimri and the Channel 14 presenter, ordering them to pay additional defamation damages to journalist Ravev Drucker. The court increased Drucker's compensation by NIS 60,000 and awarded him NIS 45,000 in appeal costs. It ruled that uploading radio content to a website is a separate publication and dismissed claims about separating fact from opinion in live broadcasts.
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- Court ordered MK Yaakov Bardugo and two presenters to pay additional defamation damages to journalist Ravev Drucker.
- Ravev Drucker's compensation was increased by NIS 60,000 by the Tel Aviv District Court.
- The court ruled that uploading radio content to a website is a separate publication.
- Judges dismissed arguments about separating fact from opinion in live broadcasts.
- The defendants must also pay NIS 45,000 in appeal expenses.
The Tel Aviv District Court on Thursday rejected the appeals of MK Yaakov Bardugo and Channel 14 presenters Yotam Zimri and the Channel 14 presenter, upholding a previous ruling that ordered them to pay compensation to journalist Ravev Drucker for defamation. In a partial acceptance of Drucker's own appeal, the court increased his total compensation by NIS 60,000. The defendants were also ordered to pay Drucker NIS 45,000 in appeal expenses.
The court determined that uploading a radio program to the Galey Tzahal (Army Radio) website constituted a separate publication, entitling Drucker to additional damages. Judges dismissed the argument that it is impossible to separate fact from opinion during live broadcasts.
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