Abstract
I. Introduction
II. Background on Freedom of the Press and Editorial Judgments Concerning News
III. Staying within the Boundaries of Journalism: Judging Editorial Judgment by Subjective Intent … A. Subjective Intent in State Cases ... B. Subjective Intent in Federal Cases ... C. Conclusion
IV. Measuring Editorial Judgment by its Outcome: Judging the Genre of Journalism by Objective Description ... A. Newsworthy Status ... 1. Newsworthiness in State Cases ... 2. Newsworthiness in Federal Cases ... a. Judging Newsworthiness by Content ... b. Judging Newsworthiness by Genre ... c. Comparing Newsworthiness by Content and Genre ... B. Fact-Opinion Distinction ... 1. Fact-Opinion Distinction in State Cases ... 2. Fact-Opinion Distinction in Federal Cases ... C. Truth-Falsity Distinction ... 1. Truth-Falsity Distinction in State Cases ... D. Conclusion: The Limits of Genre
V. Judging the Interests to be Served: Editorial Judgment as an Instrument of Purpose ... A. State Cases ... 1. Public Interest ... 2. Independence ... 3. Retail-Level Judgment ... B. Federal Cases ... 1. Subject Matter and Audience Breadth ... 2. Purpose ... 3. Specificity ... C. Conclusion
VI. Editorial Judgment as Process: Identifying the Essential Process Qualities of Journalism ... A. State Cases ... 1. Verification Procedures ... 2. Retail-Level Decisions ... 3. The Presence of an Editorial Process ... B. Federal Cases ... 1. Wholesale v. Retail-Level Decisions ... 2. Other Federal Process Cases ... C. Conclusion
VII. Judging the Editorial Enterprise: Some Conclusions
Recommended Citation
Randall P. Bezanson,
The Developing Law of Editorial Judgment,
78 Neb. L. Rev.
(1999)
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