The Trump campaign’s lawsuit against an NBC affiliate in Wisconsin raises an interesting question in rough-and-tumble politics: can a political ad defame?
Ph.D. Professor and Graduate Director at E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio University
Dr. Aimee Edmondson is a professor and director of graduate studies at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University. She is author of “In Sullivan’s Shadow: The Use and Abuse of Libel Law During the Long Civil Rights Struggle.
Latest posts by Aimee Edmondson (see all)
- Can Political Ads Defame? - May 6, 2020
- Advertising History: Landmark Libel Case Based on an Advertisement - August 29, 2019
Advertising History: Landmark Libel Case Based on an Advertisement
An advertisement – nearly 60 years ago – set in motion a landmark Supreme Court ruling that protects the free press from libel abuse.