Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group Inc.

I concur in the majority’s conclusion that the time has come for us to reject the initial pleadings exception to the fair reporting privilege and I concur in the majority’s persuasive and thorough explanation of why that exception has no place in our jurisprudence. Moreover, I concur in the majority’s conclusion that once it has been determined that the fair reporting privilege applies, it becomes an absolute, rather than a qualified one.

I dissent, however, from the majority’s analysis of the application of the fair reporting privilege in this case because I cannot agree with the majority’s…