New York Times v. Sullivan

NEW YORK TIMES V . SULLIVAN

2005 New York Times v . Sullivan

Introduction

Communication refers to the exchange of ideas or information between two or more people . Information composes of voice (e .g . telephone , handy talky etc , data (short message services /SMS , facsimile etc , and video (video streaming , video conference etc . Although the types of information are still the same , their importance always gets stronger eventually

Information is the root of actions and becomes more important in this information age . This is because its importance has even doubled tripled , or even

infinite as people in this age understand the necessities to learn about incidences in other part of the world and become more knowledgeable to use appropriate information for their advantages

As the sense of knowing give reasons and confidence to act towards issues , information , if delivered truthfully , can be the instruments of great deeds . In contrast if the information is manipulated it will lead people to disastrous wrongful acts

Televisions , newss , magazines , radios and the internet are now becoming main sources of public information where we can find out what happened in the world . The media , therefore , have been noteworthy sources of information although it faces great challenges since readers now seriously question about the truth of information presented in the media . Readers think that most of media tend to create public opinion that the sources want , driven by their political concerns

This is true since politic , in its nature , is capable to influence and control everyone 's life and lifestyles , and has always in the spotlight As society gets wiser , attention on politics has never been this scrutiny . With very powerful people or party played their hands in it politics has been one of the strongest reasons why the role of media as a trustworthy messenger is questioned . In line with the idea , Lynden Johnson says 'reporters are puppet , they simply respond to the pull of the most powerful strings

In this , we will discuss the role of media in setting the political agenda . We take into account the 1964 's case New York Times vs . Sullivan ' in describing the . Prior to the discussion , we will develop the idea of media power , and the framing , priming , and agenda setting

II . New York Times vs . Sullivan

Fact

Back to the 1964 where the feud between New York Times and Sullivan existed , we witnessed that the case has gradually changed the maneuver of U .S . newss . Nowadays , we witness that U .S . media are paying a great attention on Paris Hilton than on Capitol Hill . The reason is that today 's media are less concerned to expose the misdeeds and motivations of powerful people or public officials

According to Goldman (2004 , the case of New York Times v . Sullivan begun when New York Times published a full-page ad that suspected the arrest of the Rev . Martin Luther King , Jr . for perjury in Alabama was part of a concerted effort to tear down King 's efforts to integrate public facilities...