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Literary journalism on trial : Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment

Title
Literary journalism on trial : Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment / Kathy Roberts Forde.
Author
Forde, Kathy Roberts.
Publication
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2008.

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Description
xii, 288 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Masson, J. Moussaieff 1941- > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Malcolm, Janet > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Trials (Libel) > United States > History > 20th century
  • Interviewing in journalism > United States
  • Journalism > Objectivity > United States
  • Literary journalism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-281) and index.
Contents
Introduction : journalism, libel law, and the problem of facts -- Masson v. New Yorker goes to trial -- Literary journalism and the New Yorker -- The historical origins of the Masson-Malcolm dispute -- Libel at the New Yorker -- Masson v. New Yorker in the early years -- Libel law and the postmodern dilemma : the search for truth -- The end of the line for Masson -- Conclusion : the meanings of the Masson-Malcolm dispute.
Call Number
JFE 08-6581
ISBN
  • 9781558496538 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 155849653X (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781558496521 (library cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1558496521 (library cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008003493
OCLC
191318191
Author
Forde, Kathy Roberts.
Title
Literary journalism on trial : Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment / Kathy Roberts Forde.
Imprint
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-281) and index.
Indexed Term
Literary journalism
Research Call Number
JFE 08-6581
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