Journalistic Integrity (Friday, January 20 - 3rd period)

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Rita was in a fairly obvious bad mood.

“All right. Today we’ll discuss libel.” She consulted her roster and chose a name at random. “All right, so let’s say I write an article saying that Alex is a wonderful boy who is sweet and kind and simply a delight to be around. But Alex did not appreciate this. Would this be considered libel, or poetic license? I did mean it in the nicest way, and it’s not an outright lie.”

She waved impatiently. “Discuss.”

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Re: Discussion - Libel?

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"If it be meant maliciously, wit' the intent t' ruin a person's reputation, and it be printed where more than one person can be seein' it, then ye might be in a spot o' trouble, Professor." Barbossa scratched at his beard. "But it be a damned hard thing t' prove."