Wright v. Grove Sun Newspaper Co., Inc.

I respectfully concur in part and dissent in part. The fair report privilege1 does not protect the news conference and press release for four reasons. First, the District Attorney was not acting in his official capacity when he held the press conference. Second, the common-law fair report privilege has never been construed broadly enough protect press releases which are not based on official reports. Third, the fair report privilege as expressed in the Restatement (Second) of Torts, Section 611, should not cover a press release which was not based on an official report. Fourth, OHahoma’s…