Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ311381
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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The Different Functions of Speech in Defamation and Privacy Cases.
Kebbel, Gary
Journalism Quarterly, v61 n3 p629-33,743 Aut 1984
Reviews United States Supreme Court decisions since 1900 to show that free speech decisions often rest on the circumstances surrounding the speech. Indicates that freedom of speech wins out over privacy when social or political function but not when personal happiness is the issue.
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech, Media Research, News Media, News Reporting, Privacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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