DEFAMATION
Defamation
is the communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an
individual, business, product, group, government, religion or nation. Although,
legal action is allowed to prevent various defamation from going out into the
media. Defamation and media law strikes a balance between fundamental values of
freedom of expression, including the constitutional freedom of the press, and
the need to protect reputation and privacy.
Under common law, to
make up defamation, a claim must generally be false and have been made to
someone other than the person defamed. Some common law jurisdictions also
distinguish between spoken defamation, called slander, and defamation in other
media such as printed words or images, called libel.
Similar
to defamation is public exposure of private facts, which arises where one
person reveals information that is not of public concern and the release of
which would offend a reasonable person. A person who defames another may be
called a "defamer", "famacide", "libeller" or
"slanderer".
An example of defamation of an individual could be when Chris Brown the singer had to face defamation from the article written by ‘The Onion’. The article criticized his past behaviour and Rihanna’s recent decision to take him back. Chris wanted to seek legal action against ‘The Onion’ for defamation of character. This shows how important it is for someone else’s reputation to face defamation and how much it could cost the company or person facing this legal action.
Defamation could cause many concerns for many people because it is a big accusation to make and could really bring down a company or group because of the outcomes of defamation. From looking at the consequences of defamation I have learnt that you have to be careful about what you say or write because it could affect someone else and have an impact on them or even their status.
During the newscast that I will produce later on I will know how to keep myself away from defaming someone and making sure that our opinions that we put across will not affect anyone's reputation.
Here is the link to read more about Chris Brown and his issue with defamation: http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/12/06/the-onion-sued-chris-brown-defamation-lawsuit-satire/
with defamation: http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/12/06/the-onion-sued-chris-brown-defamation-lawsuit-satire/
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