[COMM 4024] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 26 pages long Study Guide!
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Read comm & the law p. 121-135 until regulating high school. Defamation: civil suit frequently rooted in state law, cause of action related to reputational harm, encompasses both libel and slander, an area of law very contingent upon the status of the plaintiff. Approximate causation: idea that there is a direct relationship between what happened and the damages that occurred. If the plaintiff is a regular citizen, then the standard is negligence or something less) So what a(cid:271)out (cid:271)urde(cid:374) of proof: actual malice: Failure to use reasonable care, which results in the injury of another. How do you become a public figure: there are recognized full purpose public figures and limited purpose public figures, all-purpose public figures: People (cid:449)ho (cid:862)ha(cid:448)e thrust the(cid:373)sel(cid:448)es to the forefro(cid:374)t of particular controversies in order to influence the resolutio(cid:374) of the issues i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)ed(cid:863) gertz (cid:448). Argue the statements were not false and in fact were true: absolute privilege:
