October 2021

Privileging Opinion, Denigrating Discourse: How the Law of Defamation Incentivizes News Talk-Show Hyperbole

By Clay Calvert

PUBLISHED IN: Emerging Trends in Applying the Rhetorical Hyperbole Defense

TOPICS : Defamation

This Article examines how defamation law promotes a culture of hyperbole and exaggeration on television news talk shows at the expense of more meaningful dialogue and discourse.

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