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Twice. Neither went to court The first time, the plaintiff backed down; second time, we did (although our story was actually true, the managing director got cold feet - we'd have won if she'd toughed it out). There some editors who take the view that if a journalist hasn't been sued for libel...

What I was talking about was that if you repeat a libel, it doesn't matter that they weren't your own words, you can still be guilty of defamation. And using the word, 'allegedly' doesn't excuse it. There are a couple of points that haven't been covered. An untrue statement may not be...