Opinion
No. 3D20-238
09-30-2020
Daniel RIGMAIDEN, Appellant, v. NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC, et al., Appellees.
Daniel Rigmaiden, in proper person. Shullman Fugate PLLC, and Deanna K. Shullman and Giselle M. Girones (West Palm Beach), for appellees Dennis Wagner and Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. d/b/a The Arizona Republic.
Daniel Rigmaiden, in proper person.
Shullman Fugate PLLC, and Deanna K. Shullman and Giselle M. Girones (West Palm Beach), for appellees Dennis Wagner and Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. d/b/a The Arizona Republic.
Before EMAS, C.J., and MILLER and LOBREE, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Woodard v. Sunbeam Television Corp., 616 So. 2d 501, 502 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993) (recognizing: "The news media has been given a qualified privilege to accurately report on the information they receive from government officials. This privilege includes the broadcast ‘of the contents of an official document, so long as their account is reasonably accurate and fair’, even if the official documents contain erroneous information." (citation omitted)); Alan v. Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc., 973 So. 2d 1177 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) ; Carson v. News Journal Corp., 790 So. 2d 1120, 1122 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001) (holding that the fair report privilege applied despite argument that it was not fair reporting because the statement did not reveal other exculpatory information.)