COM-225 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Antichrist, Tim Berners-Lee, Verbosity
27 Sep 2016
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Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to private facilities for news gathering activities are not protected by the first amendment and may be liable for trespass or other offenses. Two abc news producers obtained jobs at food lion grocery stores by submitting applications with false references, misrepresenting their educational and employment experiences on their resumes and omitting their current employment with the network. Food lion sued abc in federal court alleging fraud, breach of the duty of loyalty, trespass and unfair trade practices. Abc argued they used illegal news gathering methods to obtain the information for the report. Jury found abc liable for fraud, trespass and disloyalty! The act of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel ! Defenses for libel (4 of them) ! New times rule - actual malace ! Fair comment and criticism - opinion pieces, reviews! Privilege - anything that requires someone to write down word for word in said.
