Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ370132
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Media Defamation and the Free-Lance Writer.
Stevens, George E.
Journalism Quarterly, v64 n2-3 p601-04 Sum-Fall 1987
Discusses the responsibilities of publishers and freelance writers concerning the liability involved in defamatory statements. Reviews several court cases pertaining to publisher liability and claims that, if a writer is not under the immediate control or supervision of the publisher, the publisher may avoid liability. (MM)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Journalism, Legal Problems, Legal Responsibility, Publishing Industry
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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