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Conference Paper: Impact of New York Times v Sullivan

TitleImpact of New York Times v Sullivan
Authors
Weisenhaus, D
Issue Date2014
Citation
The 97th Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC 2014), Montreal, Canada, 6-9 August 2014. How to Cite?
AbstractIt has been 50 years since New York Times v Sullivan radically changed defamation cases in the U.S. by providing journalists unprecedented protection in their reporting of actions by public officials. What has been the impact of this seminal case in Asia? A mixed picture emerges, ranging from outright rejection of Sullivan (Singapore) and acceptance (Philippines) to adoption of some similar, but less expansive, safeguards in several common law countries following Reynolds v Times, the UK’s version of a Sullivan-type defence, or their own versions, at least in terms of reporting on issues of public interest (Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, etc). Elsewhere, however, particularly in Southeast Asia, legal actions by public officials remain an everyday threat to journalists.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/205086

 

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dc.contributor.authorWeisenhaus, Den_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-20T01:25:09Z-
dc.date.available2014-09-20T01:25:09Z-
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.identifier.citationThe 97th Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC 2014), Montreal, Canada, 6-9 August 2014.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/205086-
dc.description.abstractIt has been 50 years since New York Times v Sullivan radically changed defamation cases in the U.S. by providing journalists unprecedented protection in their reporting of actions by public officials. What has been the impact of this seminal case in Asia? A mixed picture emerges, ranging from outright rejection of Sullivan (Singapore) and acceptance (Philippines) to adoption of some similar, but less expansive, safeguards in several common law countries following Reynolds v Times, the UK’s version of a Sullivan-type defence, or their own versions, at least in terms of reporting on issues of public interest (Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, etc). Elsewhere, however, particularly in Southeast Asia, legal actions by public officials remain an everyday threat to journalists.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.relation.ispartof97th AEJMC Annual Conference 2014en_US
dc.titleImpact of New York Times v Sullivanen_US
dc.typeConference_Paperen_US
dc.identifier.emailWeisenhaus, D: doreen@hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.authorityWeisenhaus, D=rp00653en_US
dc.identifier.hkuros237397en_US

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