JOUR 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Actual Malice, The New York Times, Daniel Ellsberg
6 Aug 2020
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Seek truth and report it as fully as possible. Do you publish a photo like the falling man. How does this effect our decisions on how to practice journalism. Ethics society or professional journalists has an extended code of ethics with three main. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the. Libel a published statement that unjustifiably exposed someone to ridicule or contempt. Identification: defamation must be proved to apply to individual. Publication: statement must be published or broadcast. Defense of truth established by the zenger case in the early 1700s. Defense of privilege statements made in government meetings, in court or in. Opinions are seen as being neither true nor false. In the sullivan case the u. s. supreme court ruled that public officials must show. In the sullivan case the court ruled the ny times had at worst been negligent but. Shield laws because of fear of making a mistake balance.
