Date of Award

5-1931

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Communication

First Advisor

Maynard W Brown

Abstract

It is almost Inevitable that a writer should be forced to use as much vigilance and care in the exclusion of extraneous matter as he does in the corralling and presentation of facts, relevant and necessary to the proper exposition of his topic. Libel, the right of privacy, and freedom of the press are all but inextricably woven with the subject of Newspaper Gag Laws; yet to swerve excessively from a restricted outline would in all probability be seriously detrimental, if not wholly disastrous, to the task at hand. The writer believes that no amount of personal criticism would favorably dialate or detract from the cold facts presented by the situation itself. It seems only logical, therefore, that the purpose of this paper should be to examine the problem of Newspaper Gag Laws, touching upon libel, right of privacy, and press freedom only when they apply directly to the various cases examined; and risking comment only when it would seem to elucidate facts, rather than to prejudice the opinions of others. While the writer does not claim that his treatment of this subject has been in any way exhaustive, he believes that the more prominent cases have been included, and treated according to their respective Importance.

Comments

A Thesis Submitted to the College of Journalism, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirement for a. Degree of Bachelor Of Philosophy. Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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