CNN has been ordered to pay $5 million to Navy veteran Zachary Young and additional punitive damages for defamation, marking a shift in media standards and a decline in ratings.

The rare defamation trial involving a major media company could serve as a deterrent to other outlets.

News network reached a deal with Navy veteran as it was facing potentially tens of millions of dollars in punitive damages.

Zachary Young alleged CNN defamed him in a report by chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt that said he operated in a ...

After 8 days of testimony and another 8 hours of deliberation, a local jury came back with their decision in a high-profile ...

U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young spoke with Fox News Digital following his history defamation victory against CNN following a two-week courtroom battle.

The jury in Panama City, Florida, deliberated for more than eight hours starting Thursday before ruling in favor of Zachary ...

Attorneys reached a settlement agreement on Friday in the defamation case held at the Bay County Courthouse between CNN and ...

Zachary Young sued the network in 2021 after it ran a segment on contractors profiting off refugees trying to flee ...

A Florida jury on Friday found CNN guilty of defaming a Navy veteran who helped Afghans flee their country following the U.S.

CNN reached a settlement on Friday with a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan after the U.S.

After the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in 2021, Young was a private contractor helping Afghans escape. CNN segment labeled ...