Libel in news of congressional investigating committees / by Harold L. Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Harold L. (Harold Lewis)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Privileged communications (Libel and slander)--United States.

Privileged communications (Libel and slander).

Governmental investigations--United States.

Governmental investigations.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1961]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Libel: In News of Congressional Investigating Committees was first published in 1961. This is a study of a perplexing problem in libel law, that which is involved in the reporting of news of congressional investigating committees. The danger of committing libel is a constant threat to newsmen in their attempt at fair coverage of the activities of these committees. The responsible reporter faces the challenge of reporting such news as fully as the public interest demands while, at the same time, working in a situation of uncertainty as far as libel law is concerned. Professor Nelson seeks to cl

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; I: A JUSTIFICATION FOR LIBEL; II: LIBEL, PUBLICITY, AND PROCEDURE; III: COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS: THE PUBLIC FILES; IV: COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS: FILES REPORTS; V: COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS: INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS; VI: COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS: CREATION OF SUBCOMMITTEES; VII: COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS: QUORUM; VIII: UNCERTAINTY IN THEORY; NOTE TO NEWSMEN; APPENDIXES; NOTES; A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF CASES; SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 146-164) Bibliography: p. 165-167.

ISBN:

0-8166-6913-9

OCLC:

476161480