Maya, a journalist, writes an article about a corporate scandal but does not name the person involved. Instead, she describes the person as "a high-ranking executive known for shady business practices." Readers quickly assume she is talking about Rahul, a well-known CEO, and rumors spread. As a result, Rahul's reputation is damaged, and he loses a big business deal with an important investor. Even though Maya didn’t directly name him, Rahul believes the article was clearly about him. He decides to sue Maya for defamation, saying her descripttion harmed his reputation and caused him to lose money. Rahul argues that even without mentioning his name, the article pointed at him in a way that led people to believe he was involved in shady business. In this case how will the court decide that there was any defamation done by her? Is Maya protected by freedom of the press, or did her descripttion cross the line into defamation by indirectly harming Rahul's reputation?
