Oooohhh!!! I think Jason used the term "libelous" in the sense of "maliciously defamatory," a usage that does not address the truth of the communication. OTOH and independent of the quote, I suppose it is barely possible that a former senior executive producer at CNN hasn't learned about libel laws, but I doubt it:
"Producer Pilar Tejerina is on the run. It's 3:25 p.m., and she's got to get a live shot from Senior Pentagon Correspondent Jamie McIntyre on the air for CNN Headline News in five minutes...
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"Pilar lets supervising producer Ginger Blackstone in Atlanta know that the sound bite from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is ready and will be rolled (played back to air) from the Washington bureau during a live report from McIntyre.
"Now she heads to control room C, briefs the D.C. director John Davis and gets on the phone with Jason Evans, the senior executive producer in Atlanta."
Which leaves only one question: why am I defending the guy who posts more than anyone else on this Board?
sagegrouse