Ch 5 LIBEL: Proof of Fault

Table of Contents

Ch 5 LIBEL: Proof of Fault

New York Times v. Sullivan

New York Times v. Sullivan

New York Times v. Sullivan

New York Times v. Sullivan

Actual Malice

Actual Malice - Rationale

Actual Malice - Public Figures

Public Persons v. Private Persons

Who is a Public Official?

Who is this plaintiff?

What is the Story?

All-Purpose Public Figures

Limited-Purpose Public Figures

Limited-Purpose Public Figures

Limited-Purpose Public Figures

Limited-Purpose Public Figures

Lower-Court Rulings

Lower-Court Rulings

Businesses as Public Figures

Other Public Figures

The Meaning of Fault

Negligence - Journalistic Errors

Negligence - Journalistic Errors

Actual Malice

Knowledge of Falsity

Reckless Disregard for the Truth

Reckless Disregard for the Truth

Burdens of Proof

Burdens of Proof

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Source:
MASS MEDIA LAW
Don R. Pember
Brown & Benchmark, 1997

Other information:
Paul Younghouse
Instructional Designer
The William Paterson University
  of New Jersey