Planning and Media Law the Case of Masson V New Yorker Magazine

Question: Discuss about the Planning and Media Law Case of Masson V New Yorker Magazine. Answer: The case of Masson V New Yorker Magazine, dealt with a situation where the issue is whether readers assume words inside the quotations used in book, newspaper or magazine[1]. The question here arises whether the speaker meant the exact words he wrote in the books, newspaper and magazines. As per the facts of the case, the Petitioner, Masson was fired after delivering a speech on the projects of the Sigmund Freud Archives. Thereafter he had given several interviews with the contributor to the respondent magazine[2]. Malcolm who took the interview, used quotation marks for enclosing the long passages, which were basically the general statements of Masson and his boss. Thereafter, once this case was held up in the Court, as per the rule oflaw the Judge stated that a deliberate alteration of words does not associate with the knowledge of falsity, until the outcomes of alteration in a material change conveyed some other meaning in the statement. Therefore, New Yorker Magazine published an article that provided the evidence of the purported quotes that interpreted the summaries of other subjects. It can be stated that an intentional alteration proved to be an actual malice since the quotation marks of the passage consisted of inaccuracies and defamatory statements. However, the judges decision was in favor of Masson by stating that publishing a knowing or reckless falsehood will result in holding an individual guilty of actual malice if a libel suit has its outcome from the quotation. People can be misquoted. References: Dorf, Michael C., and Sidney Tarrow. "Stings and Scams:Fake News,the First Amendment, and the New Activist Journalism." (2017). Katz, Tamar. "Anecdotal History: the New Yorker, Joseph Mitchell, and Literary Journalism."American Literary History27.3 (2015): 461-486. [1] Katz, Tamar. "Anecdotal History: the New Yorker, Joseph Mitchell, and Literary Journalism."American Literary History27.3 (2015): 461-486. [2] Dorf, Michael C., and Sidney Tarrow. "Stings and Scams:Fake News,the First Amendment, and the New Activist Journalism.and law" (2017).