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Peer reviewedStonecipher, Harry W.; Trager, Robert – Journalism Quarterly, 1976
Details the implications for libel suits against the press of the law's distinction between public figures and private individuals. (KS)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Censorship, Civil Rights, Freedom of Speech
Download full textTrager, Robert; Stonecipher, Harry W. – 1976
Since the "New York Times Co. v. Sullivan" decision in 1964, courts have debated the degrees of protection from defamation that should be offered to individuals and the concomitant degree of freedom that the press should have to report on matters of public concern. Most recently, the Supreme Court has attempted to balance these competing…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Censorship, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Trager, Robert; Dickerson, Donna L. – 1976
This monograph acquaints advisers, administrators, and students with college press law as it now stands, based on court decisions concerning official student publications and underground newspapers. Chapters focus on the status of the First Amendment on the college campus with regard to student publications, the question of permissible control and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Censorship, College Students, Court Litigation
