Bill > S1220

This bill makes several key changes to Florida's laws related to defamation and related actions: 1. It specifies that the journalist's privilege does not apply to defamation or related actions against professional journalists. 2. It allows the publication of altered or unaltered photographs, videos, or audio recordings to form the basis of a defamation action. 3. It clarifies the definition of "actual malice" for defamation actions, including when a defamatory allegation is fabricated, inherently implausible, or based on an unverified anonymous report. 4. It applies a negligence standard instead of actual malice when the defendant does not identify the source of a defamatory statement or when the defamatory statement is unrelated to the plaintiff's status as a public figure. 5. It provides that defendants in defamation or similar actions are only entitled to attorney's fees and costs if the statement was not negligently made.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1220