What Would You Do?: The Senator


Scenarios: The Senator The Unwed Father Down By The River The Political Cartoon You Have Mail And The Winner Is... A Walk In The Park Man of The People An Anonymous Tip The Interview	You investigate further, and try to find a specific vote that has been effected by the Senator's problem. If you had printed the story you probably would have been sued for libel. Stating that the Senator has a problem with alcohol is a defamatory statement. The Senator as a public official has to prove actual malice, which he could have, if you could not produce a specific instance in which his ability to vote was impaired. The evidence that the Senator does drink before returning to the Senate would help your case, but it would not get you off the hook completely. OR Would you publish a story about the Senator's alcohol problem and how it has affected his decision making, thus affecting the people he represents?

Scenarios:

The Senator

The Unwed Father

Down By The River

The Political Cartoon

You investigate further, and try to find a specific vote that has been effected by the Senator's problem.

If you had printed the story you probably would have been sued for libel. Stating that the Senator has a problem with alcohol is a defamatory statement. The Senator as a public official has to prove actual malice, which he could have, if you could not produce a specific instance in which his ability to vote was impaired. The evidence that the Senator does drink before returning to the Senate would help your case, but it would not get you off the hook completely.

OR

Would you publish a story about the Senator's alcohol problem and how it has affected his decision making, thus affecting the people he represents?