Week 10: Media Ethics/Media Law

A London newspaper The Daily News published an article about actress Kate Winslet in which they asked readers if she should win an Oscar for “most irritating actress,” and claimed that she lied about her workout routine.  After the article was published the actress filed legal papers and has recently been awarded $40,000 in libel damages.  She told the courts that the allegations hurt her career and made her sound like a hypocrite.

I see tabloids in the USA criticizing celebrities all the time, I guess laws are a lot less free in England.

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/kate-winslet-2009311