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Homelessness In Boston: The Media Wake Up, Ian Menzies

New England Journal of Public Policy

Why did it take the media so long to "discover" and report on the dramatically rising rates of hunger and homelessness throughout the nation? Did that failure make it easier for presidential counselor Edwin Meese to declare in December 1983 that allegations of hunger in America were "purely political" and that people who go to soup kitchens do so because the food is free, statements matched a short time later by President Ronald Reagan's claim that people who sleep on grates do so "by choice." In this article, Menzies tells the unfolding story of how hunger and homelessness finally became …

Book Review, Eugene Shkurko

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of the following book: STEPHEN KLAIDMAN, HEALTH IN THE HEADLINES: THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES. (Oxford University Press 1991) [249 ,pp.] Bibliographical references, index. LC: 90-19297; ISBN 0-19-505298-6. [Cloth $24.95. 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016.]

Legal Responses To Commercial Transactions Employing Novel Communications Media, John Robinson Thomas

Michigan Law Review

This Note analyzes contemporary business practices and specific characteristics of the new media, and suggests a judicial response consonant with courts' approaches to the earlier technologies of telegraphy and teletype. Part I examines the effect of the Statute of Frauds and rules of authentication upon contracts formed using these media. It concludes that documents produced by telefacsimile and electronic mail systems should be considered ordinary writings. Part II considers the Best Evidence Rule and argues that telefacsimiles and electronic mail transmissions should be considered the best evidence of the contract they memorialize. Part III evaluates doctrines of liability allocation in …

An Examination And Correction Of Plant Tissue Culture Basal Medium Formulations, Henry R. Owen, A. Raymond Miller

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

The inorganic formulations of fourteen common plant tissue culture basal media were examined from the primary literature. Inaccuracies and errors were found for molecular formulae, chemical hydrations, and molar equivalences for iron/EDTA complexation. A comparison with published basal medium formulations from six commercial suppliers uncovered additional inaccuracies, modifications, and errors, thereby emphasizing the need for investigators to examine and describe medium formulations precisely in future publications.

Commentary: Media, Environment, And Art: A New Agenda For Art Education, Ron Sylva

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

Much has been written about what an education in art should be for. We might think more about what an education in art should be against. We live in a world where objects, environments, ideas, and feelings are manufactured for, and merchandized to, people defined as consumers rather than citizens, spectators rather than participants, and users rather than doers. Despite the proclaimed democratic ideals of education and the celebrated independence of the artist's vision, art education has contributed little to the education of independent minded, informed, and empowered human beings.

The Road Not Taken: Criminal Contempt Sanctions And Grand Jury Press Leaks, James W. Fox Jr.

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note examines the appropriate judicial responses to such news stories, focusing on the options available to counsel for the target of a grand jury investigation who is affected by the leaked information. Part I explains why dismissal and quashing are extremely difficult remedies to obtain, why internal investigations by the government are inadequate, and why, therefore, contempt sanctions are presently the most viable legal response to such leaks. Part II describes the general contours of both criminal and civil contempt actions and reviews specific applications of civil contempt actions in grand jury leak cases. Part III questions the functional …

An Analysis Of The Media Coverage Of The Internment Of The American Japanese During The Second World War, Vincent Fernando Arraya

Theses and Dissertations

In World War II, many Americans felt fortunate and proud to live in a democratic society based on the constitutionally guaranteed rights of all individuals. At the same time, the U.S. government was completely disregarding the civil rights of 110,000 American residents, including 70,000 U.S. citizens. They were forced to evacuate their homes and were placed in internment camps surrounded by armed guards and barbed wire. The only criterion for the actions against them was their Japanese ancestry and the military necessity was the reason given for the actions, but marital law was never declared.

Actual Malice: Twenty-Five Years After Times V. Sullivan, David G. Wille

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Actual Malice: Twenty-Five Years After Times v. Sullivan. by W. Wat Hopkins

The Press And Privacy: A Clash Of Constitutional Values, Arthur R. Miller

Sacred Heart University Review

A discussion of the "delicate balance" between competing interests and competing rights. We all know the importance of a free press. Yet this must be balanced with the right to privacy, which is a very subjective right, and also protected by the Constitution.

This talk was presented at Sacred Heart University on April 17, 1991, sponsored by the Freedom Institute and the Continuing Education Council.

Libel Suits Against American Media In Foreign Courts, Kathleen A. O'Connell

Penn State International Law Review (1982 - 2011)

This Comment will first explore the gradual growth of American media into a leading position in foreign markets. English libel law and a current English action, Papandreou v. Time will then be discussed. Next, Canadian libel law and a recent Canadian action, Pindling v. National Broadcasting Company (NBC), will be examined. American libel law will be then described together with two recent suits filed in the United States, Sharon v. Time and Desai v. Hersh. An analysis of how, in each instance, the choice of forum was supported by the plaintiff's goals in filing the suit will lead to …

The Media And The Censors Blue Pencil, D Paul, Barbara Singer, P. Steinle, J Wragg

St. Thomas Law Review

The following are excerpts taken from a panel discussion held at St. Thomas University School of Law on March 7, 1991.

Confessions Of An Ethics Chairman, Richard H. Underwood

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

This article responds to the critics of state bar ethics committees. Indirectly, it raises some questions about the need, or at least the extent of the need, for yet another law-related cottage industry (the for hire legal ethics consultant). It also provides some friendly advice for those well-meaning types in every jurisdiction who are perennially "reforming" or "energizing" their bar associations and demanding for the "membership" a dazzling new array of services. It discusses practical problems that have gone unmentioned in the limited literature, just as it takes issue with many of the assertions that have been made in that …

Electronic Media Access To Federal Courtrooms: A Judicial Response, Laralyn M. Sasaki

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note examines the ongoing electronic media access dispute and suggests methods to establish access. Because reform of current law would be implemented largely at the judicial "front lines"-the 700-plus U.S. district judges' courtrooms ---the concerns and desires of district judges are of primary importance to any proposed change. The survey documented an institutional resistance to an expanded media presence in federal courtrooms; this institutional inertia may be the strongest single reason that change has not occurred. Part I of this Note presents the federal rules, canons, and resolutions comprising the current prohibition against video and audio-equipment access, as well …

What If Your Name Was On The List?, Michael L. Hilt, Jeremy Harris Lipschultz

Communication Faculty Publications

More than 18 months ago the Franklin Community Federal Credit Union story first made headlines and newscasts in Omaha, Nebraska. As the story unfolded, media ethics in the case began to overshadow the crimes.

Consequences Of Racial Stereotyping, Wornie L. Reed

Trotter Review

What are the consequences of negative portrayals of blacks? As mentioned in the previous articles, the media help to provide definitions of social reality, of social situations. Attendant upon such definitions is an implicit action orientation, a recommendation as to action appropriate to the situation.

The media are a significant factor in the ongoing battle for racial progress. While some of the battles take place in official forums (i.e., governmental institutions), other battles take place in unofficial forums such as newspapers, television, radio, movies, books, and magazines. These should not be taken lightly; there is ample evidence that individuals act …

Media Reform In China: After The '89 Turmoil, William A. Mulligan

Selected Papers in Asian Studies: Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies

No abstract provided.

Media Sensitivity To The Needs Of People: An Unfinished Academic Agenda, Joan Deppa

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.

Mandates, Legal Foundations, Powers And Conduct Ofcommissions Of Inquiry, A. Wayne Mackay

Dalhousie Law Journal

Indeed, it may be just as difficult to disentangle law and politics as it is to separate religious and sexual passions. While law has traditionally been presented as more value-neutral than politics, in either its academic or applied form, the inaccuracy of this view of law is becoming widely recognized. Value choices have always been a vital aspect of legal adjudication and the arrival of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 has forced judges to be more overt about this aspect of their job.' The separation of law and politics is more a matter of mythology than …

How Should Lawyers And Legal Profession Adapt?, S Gm Grange

Dalhousie Law Journal

Of all the love affairs with which the people of this world have been blessed or afflicted, that between public inquiries and the media is certainly one of the strangest. I have been in and about the law for over 40 years and in that time I say immodestly I have pleaded, what to me were, some very interesting cases and I have in the last 14 years had occasion to sit in judgment on some, not only interesting but, perhaps important cases. But I know perfectly well that when the time comes to take my departure, if I am …

The Commission And Its Report: Public Education, Advocacy And Lobbying, A Cairns, S Grange J, E C. Harris

Dalhousie Law Journal

Mr. Harris: The question concerning the justification of commissions of inquiry has been raised in the preceding discussions. If their sole justification is having the bulk of their recommendations implemented, the institution probably would have died out long ago. Nevertheless, it must be of considerable concern to commissioners that the record has not been good in terms of implementation and one of the questions that perhaps will determine how successful commissions are in this respect has to do with what happens when the report is delivered and thereafter. These questions will be largely the subject of the panel that we …

The Supreme Court In Politics., Terrance Sandalow

Reviews

Despite all that has been written about the bitter struggle initiated by President Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to a seat on the Supreme Court, its most remarkable feature, that it was waged over a judicial appointment, has drawn relatively little comment. Two hundred years after the Philadelphia Convention, Hamilton's "least dangerous" branch - least dangerous because it would have "no influence over either the sword or the purse, no direction either of the strength or the wealth of the society, and can take no active resolution whatever"'-had come to occupy so important a place in the nation's political life …

Torts Torts: Defamation And Abusive Litigation, A. Chapar

Georgia State University Law Review

One person may sue another for libelous statements made in visual or sound media. Section 1 of the Act permits a defendant to plead and prove certain facts which will prevent the plaintiff from recovering punitive damages and also will mitigate actual damages. These facts include: the defendant acted without malice; the plaintiff did not request a retraction; or the defendant published a retraction in a manner as conspicuous as that of the defamatory statement. Section 2 of the Act defines the tort of abusive litigation. A plaintiff may sue in tort if a defendant, with malice, levied a claim …

The Electronic Commonwealth: The Impact Of New Media Technologies On Democratic Politics, Gregory T. Everts

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Electronic Commonwealth: The Impact of New Media Technologies on Democratic Politics by Jeffrey B. Abramson, F. Christopher Arterton, and Gary R. Orren

American Broadcasting And The First Amendment, René L. Todd

Michigan Law Review

A Review of American Broadcasting and the First Amendment by Lucas A. Powe, Jr.

Nurses’ Perceptions On The Shortage Of Nurses And Enrollment Decline In Nursing Programs And Means To Increase Student Nurse Enrollment In Arizona, A Louise Jones

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The growing concern regarding the short age of nurses and the decline in enrollment in nursing programs being expressed by nurse leaders, practicing nurses, other health professionals and the public at large is a signal for the nursing profession to pause and take a considered look a t its strengths and weaknesses.

The purpose of this case study was to investigate three specific concerns related to the shortage of nurses and decline in enrollment in nursing programs: (1) identification of reasons for the nursing shortage and enrollment decline, (2) identification of weaknesses in nursing which have contributed to the shortage …

Aids: Activism, Video, And The Media Lecture Series, John Cavallaro, Risd Archives

Health

Flyer outlining the programming for the AIDS: Activism, Video, and the Media Lecture Series.

Nova University Forums 1988-89, Nova University

Forums Series

No abstract provided.

Libel Reform: An Appraisal, C. Thomas Dienes

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Today, I am going to talk about the law of libel. A major part of my work at U.S. News is prepublication review of U.S. News and World Report and The Atlantic. I make difficult decisions such as assessing the risk that the Ayatollah Khomeini might sue the magazine for libel. I am not sure if you can libel the Ayatollah, but be careful if you do-he has very potent remedies. I will not focus on the law of libel as it is practiced in Michigan or in other states today. Instead, I want to examine proposals for the …

The Impact Of Tobacco Brands Advertisements On Television Viewers / Gan Siew Yew, Siew Yew Gan

Pre-2000 Student Works

This academic exercise is an attempt to study the impact of tobacco brands advertisements on television viewers. 50 respondents are used as samples for this study. Chapter one is an introduction to this research study. It contains the background of the tobacco brands advertisements, purposes of this study and the literature review. Chapter two deals with the research methods and problems encountered in Basically, the research methods are this study. observation and interview questionaire. Library research is also another method. In the third chapter, various aspects and topics concerning advertising are discussed. Firstly, a short history and introduction on advertising …

Questioning Broadcast Regulation, Jonathan Weinberg

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Seven Dirty Words and Six Other Stories: Controlling the Content of Print and Broadcast by Matthew L. Spitzer