Analysis: Fox News is about to enter the true No Spin Zone

Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation trial against Fox News will be held in courtroom 7E at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center, located in Wilmington, Delaware. Delaware Superior Court CNN  —  This is it. The media defamation trial of the century is on the precipice of kicking off in Wilmington, Delaware, in just days. Jury selection in Dominion Voting Systems’ monster $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit took place all of Thursday, with 300 potential jurors being summoned to court. Good progress was made and the presiding judge noted that there were “more than enough jurors” to start the trial as scheduled on Monday. It is there, in Courtroom 7E, where the biggest figures in Murdoch Media, accompanied by a throng of high-powered lawyers, will attempt to mount their defense after repeatedly failing to convince a judge to toss the now-historic case. A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. It’s, frankly, extraordinary to write those words. When I watched Fox News broadcast election lies in the aftermath of the 2020 election, never did I expect the network to be held accountable in a meaningful way. I’ve covered Fox News for a while now. I’ve watched thousands and thousands of hours of the right-wing channel’s programming. …