The “right of reply” — the opportunity to defend oneself against public criticism in the same venue where that criticism was published — is a constitutional right in some European countries and in Brazil. The BBC’s editorial guidelines state: “When our output makes allegations of wrongdoing, iniquity or incompetence or lays out a strong and damaging critique of an individual or institution the presumption is that those criticized should be given a “right of reply,” that is, given a fair opportunity to respond to the allegations.” Even where there is no legal right, respectable journalistic outlets, including the New York … Continue reading NY Times Declines My Rebuttal to Defamatory Op-Ed on COVID Vaccines