Judging Public Interest in Libel: The "Gertz" Decision's Contribution.

Helle, Steven

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Publication Date: 1984

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Judging Public Interest in Libel: The "Gertz" Decision's Contribution.

Helle, Steven

Journalism Quarterly, v61 n1 p117-24 Spr 1984

Traces the public interest concept in libel to the time of "Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.," which supposedly rejected the concept, and beyond, demonstrating that the problem many free press advocates associate with the decision is really a consequence of the public interest test those same advocates cherish. (FL)

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech, Government Role, Media Research, State Government

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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