Mediagazer: Free speech protections granted by Supreme Court in Sullivan case 50 years ago expand to cover new media (Jessica Gresko/Associated Press)

4:10 PM ET, March 9, 2014

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The Editorial Board / New York Times:

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Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:

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Nicole Levy / Capital New York:

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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

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Russell Brandom / The Verge:

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Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:

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