Errors, Lies, and Libel - Softcover

Kane, Peter E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809317206 ISBN 13: 9780809317202

Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Peter E. Kane takes a critical look at the development of the present law through a discussion of seventeen landmark libel cases.

One of the many points Kane clarifies is the important distinction between an error and a lie when judging whether someone is guilty of libel. For example, in the series of events that led to Goldwater vs. Ginzburg, Ralph Ginzburg, publisher of fact magazine, compiled and printed in fact a montage of quotes he had collected from psychiatrists about Barry Goldwater. It took five years of legal sparring for the courts to conclude that Ginzburg had deliberately published a malicious and irresponsible document and to rule in favor of Goldwater. Kane closes with a discussion of current thinking on possible libel reform.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter E. Kane is professor of communication at the State University of New York at Brockport.

About this edition

• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0809317206
• ISBN 13: 9780809317202
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192