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OPINION JOURNALISM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- News and Journalism (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opinion journalism
1, record 1, English, opinion%20journalism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Through the features of opinion journalism, including editorials, columns and letters to the editor, newspapers can contribute to shaping and articulating public opinion. 2, record 1, English, - opinion%20journalism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Information et journalisme (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- journalisme d'opinion
1, record 1, French, journalisme%20d%27opinion
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le journalisme d'opinion fait partie du paysage médiatique depuis toujours. Ce type de journalisme est reconnu au même titre que le journalisme factuel. Depuis quelques années, les chroniques d'opinion se sont multipliées. Le journaliste peut y exprimer ses positions, mais certaines règles de déontologie doivent être suivies. 2, record 1, French, - journalisme%20d%27opinion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-03-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ordinary unprejudiced reader
1, record 2, English, ordinary%20unprejudiced%20reader
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the defence of fair comment will rarely protect defamatory newspaper headlines, because it is difficult to achieve the sensational effect desired by modern journalism and at the same time maintain a clear separation of facts from defamatory expressions of opinion. The test is not what the defendant meant, but what the ordinary unprejudiced reader would take it to mean : the law of defamation being concerned not with intended, but ordinary meaning, i. e. the meaning that would be attached to the utterance by the ordinary hearer or reader. 1, record 2, English, - ordinary%20unprejudiced%20reader
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lecteur impartial moyen
1, record 2, French, lecteur%20impartial%20moyen
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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