TJ WALKER - THE HABIT INFLUENCER - Personal Development | LIVE STREAM

The city of Paris, France is suing Fox News for disseminating misinformation about so called no go zones. So here's the background. Fox News Channel had commentators say repeatedly that there were no go zones in Paris, meaning particular neighborhoods where police simply refused to go because they didn't want to offend Muslim sensibilities. It turns out it's completely erroneous and Paris doesn't like it. The leadership there is offended by the misinformation, the disinformation. They feel that it was willful, deliberate, anti propaganda propaganda that is meant to besmirch Paris and France. And they are suing Fox News. Now. Fox News released a comment saying that they're going to fight this and it's against the First Amendment. Well, France doesn't have the First Amendment. I'm not here to argue the legal merits of the case. I don't really think this is a legal case, to be honest with you. I think what it's about is Paris politicians saying they're angry with Fox News for disseminating misinformation. They want to fight back. And while you can't always win in a courthouse, a lawsuit can be an excellent means of, of winning the court of public opinion because it provides a news hook for other commentators to talk. Here I am talking about it. It's in the New York Times. It's everywhere. And the fact that Paris is launching this lawsuit is providing millions of dollars worth of publicity, putting a spotlight on the fact that Fox was wrong in this particular case and that Paris does not in fact have no go zone. So in that case, it's a brilliant PR strategy. They might not ever win anything in a court of law, but it is in fact a brilliant PR strategy by a government entity. And that is one reason why you often see lawsuits or the threat of lawsuits. That has nothing to do with the law. They are simply news hooks for people who want to put a spotlight on it. In this case, it's very successful.