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The Supreme Court decision in The New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) established that for a public figure to be libeled, the journalist must knowingly publish something false or show a reckless disregard for the truth. This standard is called:

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MCQs on mass media as a cultural industry that seeks to shape our values and the underlying forces which allow for this to take place.
 


The Supreme Court decision in <em>The New York Times v. Sullivan</em> (1964) established that for a public figure to be libeled, the journalist must knowingly publish something false or show a reckless disregard for the truth. This standard is called:





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