Libel laws and the non-institutional press

Q2 Social Sciences First Amendment Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/21689725.2021.1986414
Sharon Docter
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ABSTRACT This paper will argue that non-institutional media such as bloggers should be accorded the same First Amendment protection as institutional media under libel laws. Supreme Court precedent supports making no distinction between the institutional and non-institutional media. The status of the plaintiff is relevant in libel actions, not the status of the defendant. Moreover, when bloggers disseminate information that is a matter of public concern, they are functioning as journalists. Many federal courts have adopted this functional approach when determining whether bloggers can be protected by shield laws. This paper argues that the same standard should apply to libel laws.
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Libel法律与非机构新闻
本文认为,在诽谤法下,博客等非机构媒体应享有与机构媒体同等的第一修正案保护。最高法院的先例支持不区分机构媒体和非机构媒体。原告的地位在诽谤诉讼中是相关的,而不是被告的地位。此外,当博客传播公众关注的信息时,他们就扮演了记者的角色。许多联邦法院在决定博客是否可以受到隐私保护法的保护时,都采用了这种功能性的方法。本文认为,同样的标准也应适用于诽谤法。
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期刊介绍: First Amendment Studies publishes original scholarship on all aspects of free speech and embraces the full range of critical, historical, empirical, and descriptive methodologies. First Amendment Studies welcomes scholarship addressing areas including but not limited to: • doctrinal analysis of international and national free speech law and legislation • rhetorical analysis of cases and judicial rhetoric • theoretical and cultural issues related to free speech • the role of free speech in a wide variety of contexts (e.g., organizations, popular culture, traditional and new media).
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