Author Question: The term used to refer to defamation by written work is a. libel. b. moral suasion. c. ... (Read 65 times)

sabina · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

The term used to refer to defamation by written work is

a. libel.
b. moral suasion.
c. slander.
d. opinion.
e. satire.

Question 2

In The New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), the Supreme Court ruled that for a statement about a public official to be considered libelous, the plaintiff must prove that the

a. statement was false.
b. newspaper did not know the statement was false.
c. statement was made with actual malice.
d. newspaper refused to publish a correction.
e. statement was made only once.