Finkelstein, David (2005) When Dimples sued Pinkie : libel and literary journalism in 1930s Britain. Ethical Space: the International Journal of Communication Ethics, 2 (1). pp. 20-25. ISSN 1741-0105Full text not available from this repository.
What happens when media pundits joust against big business interests? In some cases, not much. In other cases, a great deal that results in judicious application of libel laws and threats of litigation. A classic example from 1938 follows, pitting North American media interests against British literary journalism. The unusual case of Shirley Temple versus Graham Greene highlights how far a Hollywood studio was prepared to go to protect the reputation of its most valuable commodity. It is a salutary example of what happens when literary journalists cross the line between fair comment and libel, and a clear example of the entanglement between media practices and moneyed interests.
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|Date Deposited:||22 Jan 2009 13:56|
|Last Modified:||13 Nov 2012 14:57|
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