Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ219545
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1979
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Negligence in Defamation before "Gertz."
Stevens, George E.
Journalism Quarterly, v56 n4 p832-36,849 Win 1979
Discusses negligence in defamation cases before the United States Supreme Court's decision in "Gertz v Robert Welch, Inc."; shows that courts have varied in what actions by reporters and editors they have considered negligent. (GT)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Editing, Information Sources, Journalism, Legal Problems, News Reporting, Newspapers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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