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7 Comm. Law. 1 (1989)

handle is hein.journals/comlaw7 and id is 1 raw text is: 000 Communications Publication of the Forum on Communications Law American Bar Association Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 1989 Proposal for the Reform of Libel LaW BY THE LIBEL REFORM PROJECT OF THE ANNENBERG WASHINGTON PROGRAM [Editor's Note: On March 9, 1964 the United States Supreme Court decided New York Times v. Sul- livan. As we approach the 25th an- niversary of this watershed in the law affecting the press, it must be asked whether anyone-the press, libel plaintiffs, or the public-is well served by the present law of libel. After over two dozen years with New York Times, attention is being focused on alternatives to traditional libel law. Recent CL is- sues have included articles focus- 1OO0 TvFA$9&Rri_-ot4 C=' nom wAiOlme c.1r PIT AA j Fo-' 5yr*I r - Illustration by George Brewster ing on economic strategies for libel litigation, proposals for state leg- islative reform of libel law, and a description of a program initiated by the Iowa Libel Dispute Resolu- tion Program which attempts, in conjunction with the American Ar- bitration Association, to resolve li- bel disputes outside the legal sys- tem. This issue is largely dedicated to the recent Proposal for the Re- form of Libel Law by the Libel Re- form Project of the Annenberg Washington Program. The Annen- berg Proposal sets forth model leg- islation for a no-damages decla- ratory judgment action on the question of truth or falsity. We in- clude here the Executive Summa- ry of the Proposal, followed by an expanded Outlook column pre- senting contrasting views on the Annenberg Proposal. The full text of the Proposal is available from The Annenberg Washington Pro- gram, 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20004.] Introduction The comprehensive model Li- bel Reform Act is designed to en- courage the dissemination of truth in the public realm and to facili- tate the prompt, efficient resolu- tion of defamation disputes by emphasizing remedies other than money damages. The driving phi- losophy behind the proposed Act is the conviction that the law of defamation and the First Amend- ment should not work at cross- purposes, but should function in Continued on page 25 prHe .¢.,L.

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