Question 3:Local newspaperThe Daily Heraldruns an editorial column each week written by Julie James titled "My Take... by Julie James."One week, James writes a column about area cats and dogs being stolen from people's yards and sold to medical and cosmetic testing laboratories.The column includes information from police reports and statements from local residents whose animals were stolen.James makes it clear that she thinks stealing animals for experimental purposes is a terrible thing to do.She goes on to write:

"Sam Jones, a deputy sheriff in Adams County, has received some of these animals and sold them to local businessman George Smith. Smith, in turn, sold them to the testing labs. While it is unclear whether Deputy Jones knew the animals were stolen, he knew that he was being a rotten and repulsive person, and dealing with people wholike himselfare among the lowest of the low."

Upon reading the article, Deputy Jones files a lawsuit againstThe Daily Heraldand Julie James for libel. He claims the terms"rotten," "repulsive,"and"lowest of the low"used to describe him damaged his reputation.Would he be able to successfully establish a case of libel againstThe Daily Herald?How mightThe Heraldand James be able to defend themselves?