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Author
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
At the turn of the twentieth century, American journalists transmitted news across the country by telegraph. But what happened when these stories weren't true? In Bad News Travels Fast, Patrick C. File examines a series of libel cases by a handful of plaintiffsincluding socialites, businessmen, and Annie Oakleywho sued newspapers across the country for republishing false newswire reports. Through these cases, File demonstrates how law and technology...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The author addresses one of the most pressing issues in modern American life: the pervasiveness of lies, the constitutional protection they enjoy, the harm that they cause, and how to combat them. The two most recent presidential elections, the battle against the coronavirus, and the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol demonstrate the power of lies, their pervasiveness online, and the damage that they can inflict"-- Provided by publisher.
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Author
Publisher
All Points Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A prominent New York Times newsroom lawyer whose scathing reply to Trump's demand for a retraction about his sexual abuses went viral in October 2016 shares insight into the conflicts and controversies impacting press freedom in contemporary America.
Author
Language
English
Description
In a masterwork of investigative reporting, the New York Times business investigations editor produces an in-depth exposé of the broad campaign—orchestrated by elite Americans—to overturn 60 years of Supreme Court precedent, weaponize our speech laws and silence dissent.''-- provided by amazon.
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