How Free Can the Press Be?

Contents

Contents Introduction 1 1. The Purpose of Press Freedom 5 Freedom to Publish (New York Times Co. v. United States) 7 2. Editorial Judgment 58 Freedom to Decide What to Publish (Miami Herald Publishing Company v. Tornillo) 59 Truth and Uncertainty (Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton) 83 3. News 105 News and Entertainment (Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Company) 107 News and Commerce (Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations) 129 4. Privacy and Responsibility 163 Protecting Privacy (Bartnicki v. Vopper) 165 What Is the Public’s Business? (Howard v. Des Moines Register & Tribune Company) 209 5. Newsgathering and Press Conduct 230 Legal Privilege: Above the Law? (Food Lion v. ABC) 232 Newsgathering and Press Independence (Berger v. Hanlon) 239 6. How Free Can the Press Be? 250 Index 255 ...