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Federal question jurisdiction refers merely to treaties made under U.S. authority.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Do you believe that consideration of using retractions (in advance) are used by the media as a defense knowing that damage has already been done to someone's reputation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

False

Answer to Question 2

One of the greatest measures of protection for media defendants is called the retraction. It is a defense to defamation. If a publication is made that is false, states may allow the publisher to retract the statement without imposition of penalty. This is important especially for inadvertent statements due to human error. Retractions occur frequently in the press for a variety of reasons including the publication of incorrect facts which are not necessarily defamatory. Whether (or not) the media abuses false publications (knowing that a mere retraction is necessary to avoid a successful lawsuit) is a matter of opinion among readers.



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