VTGold
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Sun Dec-19-04 11:13 AM
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QUESTION: Can journalists sue employers for 1st Amendment violation? |
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Regarding the lock-down of the MSM.
Do you think journalists can sue their own employers for violation of 1st Amendment rights?
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Truman01
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Sun Dec-19-04 11:15 AM
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1. No, the media outlet not the journalist decides what can be |
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distributed. There is no right to use an outlet for free speech.
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bemis12
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Sun Dec-19-04 11:16 AM
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Edited on Sun Dec-19-04 11:16 AM by bemis12
The editors have always had editorial discretion as to what's in their publications. Nobody has the First Amendment right to be published in somebody else's publication.
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VTGold
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Sun Dec-19-04 11:19 AM
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3. Well. how 'bout if they argued that it hurt their repuations and future.. |
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Sun Dec-19-04 11:23 AM
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4. They are always free to..... |
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submit their work to a more recptive publication or even start their own. No court will ever order a story printed. That's a violation of the First Amendment.
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Sun Dec-19-04 11:39 AM
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5. Google Jane Akre, Steve Wilson |
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Edited on Sun Dec-19-04 11:43 AM by Wilber_Stool
This case not only prevents journalists from suing but stated that they have no obligation to tell the truth. It involves Fox. Imagine that. http://www.google.com/search?q=Steve+Wilson+Jane+Akre&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:officialI did it for 'ya. A good read.
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