Media officials and a parliamentary committee were engaged in a heated verbal battle. The two sides were attempting to reach a comprise on whether or not to accept Sullivan versus New York Times principle as it relates to the exposure of of corrupt public officials. The Media Association of Jamaica and the Press Association of Jamaica have asked that the "Sullivan approach be adopted into Jamaican law."
We learned from readings and lecture that under the Sullivan case that damages cannot be awarded to a public official for defamation as it relates to his official conduct and the burden of proving actual malice to the public official before a publication is defamatory.
What I found interesting was that Jamaica is just now debating over this issue.
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