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Literary Journalism on Trial: Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment
Kathy Roberts Forde
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Description for Literary Journalism on Trial: Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment
Paperback. Explores the legal implications of 'Masson v New Yorker' in the context of the history of American journalism. This book shows how the case represents a watershed moment in a long debate between the advocates of traditional and literary journalism. It explains how it reflects the intellectual project of the period. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; KNTJ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
In November 1984, Jeffrey Masson filed a libel suit against writer Janet Malcolm and the New Yorker, claiming that Malcolm had intentionally misquoted him in a profile she wrote for the magazine about his former career as a Freud scholar and administrator of the Freud archives. Over the next twelve years the case moved up and down the federal judicial ladder, at one point reaching the U.S. Supreme Court, as lawyers and judges wrestled with questions about the representation of ""truth"" in journalism and, by extension, the limits of First Amendment protections of free speech. Had a successful Freudian scholar ... Read more
In November 1984, Jeffrey Masson filed a libel suit against writer Janet Malcolm and the New Yorker, claiming that Malcolm had intentionally misquoted him in a profile she wrote for the magazine about his former career as a Freud scholar and administrator of the Freud archives. Over the next twelve years the case moved up and down the federal judicial ladder, at one point reaching the U.S. Supreme Court, as lawyers and judges wrestled with questions about the representation of ""truth"" in journalism and, by extension, the limits of First Amendment protections of free speech. Had a successful Freudian scholar ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558496538
SKU
V9781558496538
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About Kathy Roberts Forde
KATHY ROBERTS FORDE is assistant professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Reviews for Literary Journalism on Trial: Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment
Kathy Roberts Forde has chosen a fascinating case, Masson v. New Yorker, through which to analyze the history and theory of libel law in the United States, and she has identified and convincingly articulated the critical epistemological issues inhering in legal treatments of journalistic speech in that area. The writing is lively and engaging, and the legal analysis impressive in ... Read more