Essays on Libel

1. Support or criticize the statement that rude gestures (e.g., showing the middle finder to a police officer, etc.) would constitute fighting words or a threat towards a police officer. Justify your position Gestures are part of communicating in our everyday life, and they can be interpreted positively or negatively. The variations in the interpretation of gestures occur due to cultural, religious, ethnic and environmental differences. Some gestures are generally rude and inappropriate no matter the context in which they are used. Rude gestures are annoying and offending. They are intended to offend the other person to whom it ...

Introduction

The English legal system is based on elements of the Christian Bible and its tradition. This comes with some moral concepts like lying about other persons and spreading false information. Defamation is made up of libel and slander. Whereas libel is a false and damaging comment written down, slander refers to such a statement spoken orally. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical analysis of the concept of defamation and how it relates to media law.

Basically, every human being has a right to a reputation. Reputation is a kind of personal right that embodies a ...

1. What is the definition of a tort? Tort is “a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.” (Merriam-Webster) 2. What are 2 types of damages you may receive if you are successful in a torts cause of action? “Legal damages can encompass economic losses, such as lost profits, as well as punitive damages, which are awarded to plaintiffs as a way of punishing malicious wrongdoers. “ (Wrongful or Tortious Interference with Contracts.) 3. Name ...

Social media has evolved over the years, this being credited to, among other reasons, technological advancements. Social media has its pros and cons. In as much as the citizens of the country are granted freedom of speech and most of them use social media as a platform to exercise this right, there is the need to be responsible for avoiding instances of libel. This thesis is to explain how instances of libel occur on social media and the effect that it may have on the company’s image. Libel is a civil offense that occurs when an individual prints ...

One of, if not the most, important products of the media industry is the dissemination of content. However, every time a piece of content is disseminated or published, the author of that content is subject to potential liabilities. One of the most common liabilities is defamation. Defamation, is largely defined by state law. However, most definitions of defamation are generally the same. Accordingly, defamation, in essence, refers to the dissemination or publication of false information to another that injures or harms the reputation of a person, groups or organization (Solove, et al., 159). More specifically, defamation requires the occurrence ...

Introduction

Defamation is the publishing of a statement regarding a person’s reputation to the effect that the statement lowers the person in the estimation of right thinking members of the society. The offence is divided in two different torts; slander and Libel. The earlier distinction between the two indicated that libel involves publications made in printed form while slander is basically oral defamation. However, with recent technological advancement, the approach is that libel occurs when the defamatory statement is in permanent form while slander has to make statements which are not recorded or not in permanent form. In order ...

Part One

Surveys in both developed and developing nations have consistently shown that the media is the main, nay the most trusted, source of information for an overwhelming majority of the world’s population. In this regard alone, it is justified to argue that the media has not faltered in its traditional roles of informing, educating and entertaining – for a keen mind will discern that the three roles are inextricably linked to dissemination of information. The argument posed in the preceding sentence is especially true of Radido Media Group (RGM). Owned by the revered Neko Group of Companies (NGC), it was founded ...