Defamation Law in Context: Australian and US News Production Practices and Public Debate

诽谤法背景：澳大利亚和美国新闻制作实践和公开辩论

• 批准号: DP0343258
• 负责人: Prof Andrew Kenyon
• 金额: $ 12.86万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2003-01-07 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0343258
• 关键词: Defamation; Law; Context; Australian; US

Legal and media commentators claim Australian defamation law 'chills' media speech and limits public debate, especially compared to the US. This project examines how defamation risks are considered in media production practices under differing legal, institutional and social contexts in Australia and the US. It responds to important defamation law developments and media transformations. The project will: - Produce qualitative data about media news production practices and products in Australia and the US. - Use the data to evaluate the role of defamation law in the media's contribution to public debate, and argue for optimal reforms to Australian defamation law.

法律的和媒体评论员声称，澳大利亚的诽谤法“冷却”了媒体言论，限制了公众辩论，特别是与美国相比。 该项目研究了澳大利亚和美国在不同的法律的、制度和社会背景下，媒体制作实践中如何考虑诽谤风险。 它回应了诽谤法的重要发展和媒体的变革。 该项目将： - 制作有关澳大利亚和美国媒体新闻制作实践和产品的定性数据。 - 使用这些数据来评估诽谤法在媒体对公众辩论的贡献中的作用，并主张对澳大利亚诽谤法进行最佳改革。