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Masson V. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.: A "Material Alteration", Nathalie L. Hiemstra May 1993

Masson V. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.: A "Material Alteration", Nathalie L. Hiemstra

University of Miami Entertainment & Sports Law Review

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Cohen V. Cowles Media Co.: Burning Sources And Burning Questions, Paul D. Petruzzi May 1993

Cohen V. Cowles Media Co.: Burning Sources And Burning Questions, Paul D. Petruzzi

University of Miami Entertainment & Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.


Challenging The Autonomous Press (Book Review), Lili Levi Jan 1993

Challenging The Autonomous Press (Book Review), Lili Levi

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Reporting The Truth And Setting The Record Straight: An Analysis Of U.S. And Japanese Libel Laws, Ellen M. Smith Jan 1993

Reporting The Truth And Setting The Record Straight: An Analysis Of U.S. And Japanese Libel Laws, Ellen M. Smith

Michigan Journal of International Law

This Note argues that U.S. courts and lawmakers should adopt some aspects of Japanese libel law. Part I compares the balances struck in U.S. and Japanese libel law between promoting press freedoms and protecting individual interests. Part II focuses on the extent to which each system succeeds in addressing the objectives of encouraging aggressive, accurate reporting, and compensating libel victims. Finally, Part III proposes a new U.S. libel standard that would adopt, with some modifications, key elements of Japanese libel law without running afoul of established U.S. constitutional requirements.


Televised Executions And The Constitution: Recognizing A First Amendment Right Of Access To State Executions, John Bessler Jan 1993

Televised Executions And The Constitution: Recognizing A First Amendment Right Of Access To State Executions, John Bessler

All Faculty Scholarship

This article examines the history of public and private executions and the passage of private execution laws. It concludes that existing laws restricting media access to executions – and requiring private executions that exclude television cameras – are unconstitutional. The author examines existing statutory schemes which curtail media access and prohibit the filming of executions, discusses legal challenges to such laws, and explores freedom of the press jurisprudence. In particular, the article analyzes First Amendment case law and right-of-access cases. The author also discusses the Eighth Amendment's relationship to First Amendment case law in the area of media coverage of …


Why There Should Be An Independent Decennial Commission On The Press, Lee C. Bollinger Jan 1993

Why There Should Be An Independent Decennial Commission On The Press, Lee C. Bollinger

Faculty Scholarship

In 1947, the Commission on Freedom of the Press chaired by Robert M. Hutchins, published its report entitled "A Free and Responsible Press:" Sharply criticized by the media when published, the Hutchins Commission Report (as it has come to be known) seems to have assumed only minor status within the history of freedom of the press in this century, as well as among reports on social problems generally. In this article, I will consider whether the Hutchins Commission Report deserves a different fate. Given the media's usually astounding self-preoccupation, the fact that the Report was about the "press" would lead …