Literary journalism on trial
Subtitle: Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment
By: Kathy Roberts Forde.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781558496538; 9781558496521
Subjects: Masson, J. Moussaieff -- 1941- -- Trials, litigation, etc; Malcolm, Janet. -- Trials, litigation, etc; Trials (Libel) -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Interviewing in journalism -- United States; Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : journalism, libel law, and the problem of facts. Masson v. New Yorker goes to trial; title: Literary journalism and the New Yorker; title: The historical origins of the Masson-Malcolm dispute; title: Libel at the New Yorker; title: Masson v. New Yorker in the early years; title: Libel law and the postmodern dilemma : the search for truth; title: The end of the line for Masson; title: Conclusion : the meanings of the Masson-Malcolm dispute.