A Reporter Receives Information from Several Highly Credible Sources That

question 39

Multiple Choice

A reporter receives information from several highly credible sources that a famous actress is pregnant and that the father of the baby is not her husband.The story is later proved untrue.The actress sues for defamation.Is she likely to be successful?

• A)No,because the allegations would be unlikely to damage a person's reputation.
• B)Yes,because pregnancy is a private matter even for public figures.
• C)Yes,because the printed story would be likely to damage the reputation of the actress.
• D)No,because the reporter did not act with actual malice.
• E)Yes,because the printed story turned out to be untrue.

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