MC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Actual Malice, Death Of Caylee Anthony, Timothy Mcveigh

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Mass Communication
• Course: MC 101
• Professor: J.C.Abdallah

Document Summary

Freedom of speech, assembly, religion, petition, and press. It has a direct impact on the media, and more recently the internet. History of law: the alien and sedition acts. False, scandalous or malicious writings against the government. Conduct of speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state. Published statement that unjusti ably exposes someone to ridicule or contempt: three parts must be met. Defamation: damage a person"s reputation in some way. Identi cation: a person must be identi able in some way. Publication: the statement must be published or broadcast publicly: defense against libel. Truth: what has been said is actually true. !1: statements made in a government meeting, in court, or in government documents cannot be the basis of a libel suit. Opinion: statement of opinions cannot be used as the basis of a libel suit, actual malice. Showing a disregard for the truth or falsify a published account.