Practice question
Whose knowledge or reckless disregard is relevant to the actual-malice inquiry for the defamatory publication discussed in Disini?
- Only the editor’s neighbor’s
- The publisher’s legally relevant state of mind concerning falsity
- Only a random reader’s
- Only the offended official’s hurt feelings
- Only the printing machine operator’s view of paper quality
Legal references
- Disini v. Secretary of Justice, G.R. No. 203335 et al., February 11, 2014, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/feb2014/gr_203335_2014.html
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