Worcester Patrolmen’s Union Lawsuit Against Journalist Fuels Local Media Controversy
By-Hank Stolz
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Worcester, MA-Conversation on the Rundown once again focused on the lawsuit against Tom Marino, a local journalist from thisweekinworster.com, who is being sued for defamation by the head of the Worcester Patrolman’s Union. Marino addressed the lawsuit, defended his journalistic practices against claims that he blurred the line between reporting and opinion, and refuted specific criticisms that had been made about his reporting on The Radio Roundtable on the Talk of the Commonwealth. ( https://radioworcester.com/
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Tom Marino is being sued for defamation by the head of the Worcester Patrolmen’s Union over reporting published by This Week in Worcester.
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