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The
repetition
by
a
journalist
of
defamatory
or
otherwise
unlawful
content
,
accompanied
by
a
hyperlink
to
the
source
of
the
content
,
is
also
equated
to
traditional
forms
of
publication
.
Where
the
journalist
acted
in
good
faith
and
in
accordance
with
professional
ethics
and
the
due
diligence
expected
in
responsible
journalism
,
such
repetition
does
not
make
him
or
her
liable
for
that
content[28
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.
By
contrast
,
where
the
journalist
acted
in
bad
faith
,
breached
professional
ethics
and
did
not
perform
the
aforementioned
due
diligence
,
he
or
she
is
liable
for
the
defamatory
or
otherwise
unlawful
content
.
This
means
that
the
obligations
incumbent
on
a
journalist
who
posts
the
hyperlink
are
obligations
of
means
and
not
of
result
.
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