In its 1964 decision in the case of The New York Times v. Sullivan, the Supreme Court said that notwithstanding the press was inaccurate, even negligent, and the inaccuracy substantially damaged a public figure, there would be no liability on the part of the press. Only if the press were guilty of actual malice—that is a deliberate falsification or conduct that evinced a reckless disregard—could there be a recovery.The paragraph best supports the statement that

Directions: For each question, a paragraph will be given that contains all the information necessary to infer the correct answer. Use only the information provided in the paragraph. Do not speculate or make assumptions that go beyond this information. Also, assume that all information given in the paragraph is true, even if it conflicts with some fact known to you. Only one correct answer can be validly inferred from the information contained in the paragraph.