For a newspaper to be found guilty of libeling a public official, the accused party must
A. prove beyond reasonable doubt that what was printed was damaging, even if it was printed accidentally.
B. sue the reporter who wrote the story and not the newspaper that published it.
C. sue the newspaper that published the story and not the reporter who wrote it.
D. provide clear and convincing evidence that what was printed was malicious.
E. establish that what was printed could have been interpreted in more than one manner.
Answer: D
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