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ERIC Number: EJ356629
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Media Accountability for Real-Life Violence: A Case of Negligence or Free Speech?
Dee, Juliet Lushbough
Journal of Communication, v37 n2 p106-38 Spr 1987
Reviews U.S. court decisions on cases in which a child or young adult was the victim of violence that was said to have been induced by the media. Suggests that the courts have generally hesitated to hold media organizations accountable for inciting the violent acts of individuals. (NKA)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Legal Responsibility, Mass Media Effects, Media Research, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment
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