Millus v. Newsday, Inc.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Schoenfeld, J.), entered June 24, 1994, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, reversed on the law, and the complaint reinstated, with costs.

The question before us is whether the broad freedom ac*286corded to the press extends to a situation where a reporter’s impressions of a political candidate’s position can unequivocally be reported as the candidate’s own admissions.

The statement at issue in this action for libel was printed on the editorial page of defendant newspaper a few days prior to a special…