Libel - Rights, Risks, Responsibilities

Name/Title

Libel - Rights, Risks, Responsibilities

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.3364

Description

Libel is a handbook for newsmen, lawyers and students describing the legal aspects of libel, or written slander. It is written in simple terms to describe how far the newsman or others can safely go in conveying negative information about someone. Famous cases included in the book are: Reynolds v. Pegler, The Saturday Evening Post's "The Story of College Football Fix" The Neiman-Marcus affair The New York Times v. Sullivan 405/Hardbound

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Discrimination, Civil rights, Religion, Crimes, Education

Search Terms

Libel, Crime, Race, Reporting, Military, Medical, Black History

Book Details

Author

Phelps, Robert and E. Douglas Hamilton

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1956

Call No.

BlackHist PH

LCCN

66-21979

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good