Title: Literary journalism on trial : Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment /
Authors: Forde, Kathy Roberts
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Masson, J. Moussaieff Trials, litigation, etc.; Malcolm, Janet Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials (Libel) United States History; Interviewing in journalism United States.; Journalism Objectivity United States.
Contents: Introduction : journalism, libel law, and the problem of facts -- Masson v. New Yorker goes to trial -- Literary journalism and the New Yorker -- The historical origins of the Masson-Malcolm dispute -- Libel at the New Yorker -- Masson v. New Yorker in the early years -- Libel law and the postmodern dilemma : the search for truth -- The end of the line for Masson -- Conclusion : the meanings of the Masson-Malcolm dispute.