...3.5 Business Ethics The National Enquirer, Inc. is a Florida corporation with its principal place of business in Florida. It publishes the National Enquirer, a national weekly newspaper with a total circulation of more than 5 million copies. About 600,000 copies, almost twice the level in the next highest state, are sold in California. The National Enquirer published an article about Shirley Jones, an entertainer. Jones, a California resident, filed a lawsuit in California state court against the National Enquirer and its president, who was a resident of Florida. The California lawsuit sought damages for alleged defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Calder v. Jones, 465 U.S. 783, 104 S.Ct. 1482, 79 L.Ed.2d 804, Web 1984 U.S. Lexis 4 (Supreme Court of the United States) 1. What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? The National Enquirer is a “supermarket tabloid” (Wikipedia) founded in 1926. All like things in life, National Enquirer has changed and/or improved throughout the years. National Enquirer pays people for their stories or information about a about lawsuits that are published weekly. 2. Was it ethical for the National Enquirer to try to avoid suit in California? I do believe it was ethical for the National Enquirer to try to avoid suit in California because of the effect test and Marshall knew her “statements were damaging and designed to harm ICM’s business interests and reputation.” 3. Are...
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...What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? The National Enquirer is a tabloid founded by William Radolph Hearst in 1926. The magazine was originally known as the New York Enquirer and in 1952 was bought by Generoso Pope; Jr. Generoso Pope Jr. started setting up the magazine in supermarkets racks around the country in the 70's. The writings in the magazine do not measure up to journalistic values of a magazine like People magazine. The National Enquirer covers a wide variety of topics and news scoops, but most found this magazine to be offensive. It is mainly known for its articles about celebrities that are blown out of proportion or false. Still, the magazine is successful for the reason being it is an attention grabber, lurid and explicit. Was it ethical for the National Enquirer to try to avoid suit in California? The National Enquirer was entitled to eliminate their case to Federal Court being that this was a diversity of citizenship case and therefore formed simultaneous jurisdiction. The National Enquirer responded ethically possibly by business principles knowing that their income may reduce if sued in California, however they responded that their reporter was not concerned with the earnings of a business in a far-away state. I deem there was a breach on Ms. Jones’ civil rights and the National Enquirer printed knowing that it was possible to bring about some kind of damage to her. Are the defendants subject to suit in California? Why or why not? Yes, completely...
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...Business Ethics Case Kristin Smith BUS/415 February 27, 2012 Business Ethics Case The National Enquirer is a tabloid newspaper known for its gossip about celebrities, scandals, and other Hollywood drama. The difference between the National Enquirer and newspapers is that the National Enquirer is mostly based on rumors and famous scandals. Newspapers are more responsible journalism that tells the facts. Sold in almost every grocery store, gas station, and local convenience store, the National Enquirer has been around since the 1920s based in Florida. In the earlier days, the National Enquirer was famous for fabricating weird and unbelievable stories to gain sales. Such stories may have included 'My Baby has Three Eyes' or 'I had King Kong's Baby.' Today, the National Enquirer mostly reports on the latest celebrity gossip. Recently, the National Enquirer received bad publicity because of the picture of deceased singer Whitney Houston posted on the front page in her casket. According to the case Calder vs. Jones, the National Enquirer published a story about Shirley Jones that had a devastating impact on her life in California. Due to most of the National Enquirer's circulation existing in California, it was unethical for the National Enquirer to avoid suit in California. Just because the reporter and the editor who wrote and edited the story reside in Florida, the emotional damages were done to her in California. The defamation and invasion of her privacy...
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...Business Law Date Instructor Name Business Ethics Case The National Enquirer, Inc. is a corporation with its principal place of business in Florida. It publishes the National Enquirer, a national weekly newspaper with a total circulation of more than 5 million copies. About 600,000 copies, almost twice the level in the next highest state, are sold in California. Jones, an entertainer and also a California resident, filed a lawsuit in California state court against the National Enquirer and its president, who was a resident of Florida because The National Enquirer published an article about Shirley Jones. The damages for alleged defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress were filed in a lawsuit by California. Calder v. Jones, 465 U.S. 783, 104 S.Ct. 1482, 79 L.Ed.2d 804, Web 1984 U.S. Lexis 4 (Supreme Court of the United States) What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? The National Enquirer is involved in giving exaggerated stories such as personal life or any scandal of any celebrity or news which create sensation and arise curiosity. It is a tabloid magazine and its main focus is on celebrity news and gossip. It is not considered credible because of its exaggeration. Despite of all this company has a strong base and standing. As per Funding Universe (n.d.), there are 1,331 employees with the Enquirer’s holding company, Enquirer/Star Group. Furthermore it has operating revenues of $275.38 million. A combined...
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...7, 2011 1. What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? National Enquirer is a supermarket tabloid founded in 1926; founded William Radolph Hearst. In 1926 the paper was known as New York Enquirer and then purchased in 1952 by Generoso Pope, Jr. Pope purchased the paper and used strategic marketing skills by establishing the paper into supermarkets racks across the country in the 70's. Pope knew the paper to be successful he needed to pay the highest pay to top notch reporters and editors to produce, write, and manage the paper to be the best in its field. This practice may not result in writing what always measures up to the journalistic standards of a magazine such as People, it does allow the Enquirer to cover a broad range of topics, and it enables timely responses to events that often result in news scoops . The success of Pope's strategic marketing skills not everyone found this paper to be tactful and find it offensive; however, the papers success is successful from being an attention grabber, loud and graphic. Provides the top hot news of the media and provides the readers information they may not find anywhere else as forward as they provide the information. 2. Was it ethical for the National Enquirer to try to avoid suit in California? . In the case under discussion, the Petitioners wrote and edited an article, containing slanderous material about the respondent, which was published in National Enquirer, a national magazine having its largest circulation...
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...3.5 Business Ethics The National Enquirer, Inc., is a Florida corporation with its principal place of business in Florida. It publishes the National Enquirer, a national weekly newspaper with a total circulation of more than 5 million copies. About 600,000 copies, almost twice the level in the next highest state, are sold in California. The National Enquirer published an article about Shirley Jones, an entertainer. Jones, a California resident, filed a lawsuit in California state court against the National Enquirer and its president, who was a resident of Florida. The California lawsuit sought damages for alleged defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. 1. What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? The National Enquirer aka the Enquirer is an American tabloid/magazine founded in 1926 by William Randall Hearst. The magazine pays people top dollar for tips and stories on celebrities and famous figures. Most of their stories are gossip-filled and eye-catching to the consumer. 2. Was it ethical for the National Enquirer to try to avoid suit in California? I believe it was ethical for the National Enquirer to try to avoid the lawsuit in California. They are a company based out of Florida and that is a big inconvenience for them. Obviously the Enquirer would try to avoid the suit in a different state hoping that she would drop the suit if she had to bring it to Florida. They are a magazine that runs based on the stories they produce...
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...Case 3.5 The National Enquirer is a celebrity news and gossip tabloid magazine. The magazine is comprised of news; information, entertainment, and making people feel good about themselves. The magazine caters to what the readers want to hear and read by making the stories interesting. The National Enquirer was founded in 1926 by William Griffin and was purchased in 1952 by Generoso Pope Jr. In 1988, the Enquirer was purchased by GP Group Acquisition Limited Partnership that became known as the Enquirer/Star Group, Incorporated. The National Enquirer can be usually located in checkout lines in grocery stores or small convenience stores where they gain the most publicity to the customers. This provides the magazines to be read while waiting in line and to also draw in readers to buy the magazine so they can read the stories in full. Ethics are rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group or culture (Dictionary, 2011). It was ethical that the National Enquirer would want to avoid suit in California under the diversity of citizenship. The magazine goes after stories with determination and what they believe are morally correct. Every person has different morals and ethics with how he or she covers stories and what is included in these stories. If material is found unethical and should not be shared in the public eye, the magazine will dispose of the information so it is not found by anyone else either (The Yale Journal...
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...the National Enquirer for writing false evidence that would affect your personal life and emotional health? That is a tough question. Celebrities are used to the gossip that goes on around them and most of them have learned how to deal with these kind of false rumors. The issue becomes when a lot of the private life of the celebrity is written on newspapers like the National Enquirer, which give light to all of the celebrities’ personal issues that go on from time to time. This is when big issues occur because it can have a major impact on a celebrities’ life if this information is harmful. The National Enquirer is a newspaper, which focuses mainly on gossip and entertainment. (www.nationalenquirer.com, 2011) It is a newspaper, which talks about the lives of all the Hollywood stars and sometimes even adds some false information to make the newspaper sound a bit more interesting. Its main targeted audience are people, usually women, who are interested in finding out what is going on in the famous celebrity lives. This issue occurred with an entertainer whose life was exposed on an article that the National Enquirer wrote. The entertainer was not pleases and decided to place a lawsuit against the organization and its president. Was it ethical for the National Enquirer to try to avoid a suit in California? This can be viewed and answered in many ways depending on your thoughts on this ethical issue. I believe that it was not a bad idea that The National Enquirer did...
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...Business Ethics Case Shirley Jones is resident entertainer of California that has filed suit against National Enquirer, Inc., along with its president. Jones filed her complaint in the California courts with intent to sue for multiple damages of defamation, privacy, and emotional distress against the national newspaper. In this paper I will attempt to answer the question from the reading of section 3.5. The National Enquirer is a weekly tabloid that was founded in 1926 by William Radolph Hearst. In 1952 the paper was purchased by Generoso Pope, Jr. who then used strategic marketing skills by establishing the paper into supermarket shelves across the country in the 1970's. Pope's strategic marketing skills led to the papers success by being an attention grabber. The question at hand is if National Enquirer should try to avoid suit in California, but is really an ethical decision that needs to be considered by National Enquirer. The Defendant National Enquirer, Inc., is located in Florida and plaintiff Shirley Jones in California, two different states; however suit can be determined by the courts; are there "minimum contacts" with the foreign state by jurisdiction (Quisi in rem) a plaintiff who obtains a judgment against a defendant in one state will try to collect the judgment by attaching property of the defendant that is located in another state (Cheeseman, 2010). Generally, the requirement of minimum contacts means that the defendant has to have taken actions that were...
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...Case 1: Eastwood v. Superior Court (National Enquirer, Inc., Real Party in Interest), 149 Cal. App. 3d 409 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. 1983) Issue Actor/Director Clint Eastwood claimed that the National Enquirer magazine created a false article stating that he was involved romantically with singer Tanya Tucker while in a relationship with actress Sondra Locke. The magazine used a photo of him on their magazine cover, which was prominently featured in advertisements. Eastwood alleged that this was a deliberate effort to take advantage of his celebrity status and notoriety in order to promote and increase sales. The Enquirer asserted that they were protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects freedom of speech and the press, as well as California Civil Code § 3344(d), which allows a person’s name, photograph or likeness to be used without their permission in connection with a news or public affairs article. In the original trial, the “court sustained the newspaper’s demurrer to that the petitioner had failed to state a cause of action.” Eastwood then petitioned the Court of Appeal to hear his case, which led to the decision outlined below. IP Right at Issue Right of Publicity. Eastwood claimed that the National Enquirer created a false article and used his image and name without his consent for the purpose of increasing sales of their magazine. Rule of Law The Court of Appeal ruled against the Enquirer, stating that the false article “constitutes...
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...Business Ethics Chapter 3 Problem 3.5 The National Enquirer, Inc., is a Florida corporation with its principal place of business in Florida. It publishes the National Enquirer, a national weekly newspaper with a total circulation of more than 5 million copies. About 600,000 copies, almost twice the level in the next highest state, are sold in California. The National Enquirer published an article about Shirley Jones, an entertainer. Jones, a California resident, filed a lawsuit in California state court against the National Enquirer and its president, who was a resident of Florida. The California lawsuit sought damages for alleged defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Calder v. Jones, 465 U.S. 783, 104 S.Ct. 1482, 79 L.Ed.2d 804, Web 1984 U.S. Lexis 4 (Supreme Court of the United States). 1. What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? The National Enquirer is a weekly newspaper sold throughout the nation with its headquarters in Florida (Cheeseman, 2010). The National Enquirer is a widely known newspaper about tabloids that focuses on scandalous events that involved celebrities and/or politicians. There are times when the National Enquirer has been questioned about how the writer and/or newspaper have received their information about the event. The National Enquirer has also faced multiple lawsuits as a result of the events in question. 2. Was it ethical for the National Enquirer to try to avoid suit in California? This...
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...The National Enquirer was founded in 1926 as The New York Evening Enquirer, by William Griffin. The paper started as a tabloid in New York where it was distributed every Sunday. In 1952, the paper’s circulation fell and was purchased by Generoso Pope Jr., who later moved the paper headquarters to Florida. Pope changed the name of the paper to The National Enquirer in 1957, and also broadened the paper’s appeal to include stories of scandal. After Pope’s death in 1988, the surviving owners sold the paper for a reported $412 million. In 1977, Shirley Jones married a comedian by the name of Marty Ingels, the couple resided in the State of California. After several years of troubled marriage, the couple reconciled and remained married. They sued The National Enquirer over a false headline that read “Husband’s bizarre behavior driving Shirley Jones to drink” in an October 9, 1979 issue. After a long eight years of debate that ended up in the U.S. Supreme Court, they received an apology and settlement from the paper. The National Enquirer argued during trial that they were not responsible for the circulation of the article in California. They further argued that neither a reporter nor an editor have direct economic stake in sales of a distant state. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the decision that the petitioners had intentional conduct in Florida to cause injury to the plaintiff in California. The paper named The National Enquirer is not a reliable source...
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...1. What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? The National Enquirer is an American supermarket tabloid, which can be traced back to 1926. The paper was founded by William Griffin when he was given a loan by William Randolph Hearst to create the New York Evening Enquirer (Funding Universe, 2010). This paper was sold in New York City and as a partial repayment of Griffin’s loan, Hearst wanted to experiment new ideas in the Enquirer. Because of the unsuccessful articles published and antimilitary publications in World War II, sales never peaked. William Griffin later sold the tabloid magazine to Generoso Pope, Jr. Pope slowly decreased the amount of articles written about the war and added new columns that included worldwide events. In the early 1950s, the Enquirer started focusing on tales of murder, crimes, and confessions. Later, the paper added a gossip column, which assisted in raising sales of the magazine and by 1953, the Enquirer was considered a tabloid magazine (Funding Universe, 2010). The new gossip columns included stories about Elvis and other celebrities, in which they would write about scandals and betrayals. In 1957, the magazine was renamed the National Enquirer and by mid-1960s, the tabloid was available in retail chain stores across the United States. Before Pope died in 1988, the magazine was circulating throughout the United States and generating enormous profits, thus when Pope passed, many publishing companies bid for the opportunity to own the tabloid...
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...Business Ethics Case Tina M. Drinka BUS/415 March 12, 2012 Rob Tischer, J.D., M.A. Business Ethics Case Discussed in this paper is the case of Calder v. Jones, 465 United States 783, 1984. Respondent Shirley Jones filed suit in California Superior Court against the National Enquirer claiming libel. Petitioners are South the reporter who wrote the article for the National Enquirer, and Calder who holds the position of president and editor of the National Enquirer. What Kind of Paper is National Enquirer? The Enquirer/Star Group, Inc. is a holding company for many best selling supermarket tabloids founded in 1926, by William Radolph Hearst, known at that time as the New York Enquirer (Randall, 1986). Generoso Pope, Jr. purchased the paper in 1952 utalizing his marketing skills to introduce the paper into supermarkets during the 1970s (Randall, 1986). The group’s shining star is the National Enquirer with a weekly circulation of seven million when combined with the Star and only TV Guide has a higher weekly circulation. The National Enquirer, Inc. principally based in Florida, publishing a weekly magazine distributed nationally with a total circulation exceeding five million. Approximately 600,000 copies circulate in California, which is twice the total of the next largest circulation market. Avoiding Suit in California Petitioner South, the reporter who wrote the article in question, lives in Florida, but travels on business to California...
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...Business Ethics National Enquirer Case “National Enquirer Inc. publishes and distributes a weekly general interest periodical under the name, National Enquirer. National Enquirer periodical contains information and editorial content related to investigative reporting, celebrity gossip and features, human-interest stories and covers articles about health, food, and household affairs topics. The company is based in Boca Raton, Florida. National Enquirer operates as a subsidiary of American Media Operations Inc “(Frost, 2011 ¶1). National Enquirer has a reputation for stretching the truth about the stories contained within the magazine. Often times the stories are derogatory toward celebrity figures, and are grossly exaggerated creating a perception of that person that is not positive. This would be defamation of character “Defamation of Character, is false and unprivileged spoken words or written publication, which exposes any living person to hatred, contempt, ridicule” (Aaron Larson, 2005 p. 1). The stories have to be somewhat true so the journalist will print just enough truth to make the story believable. However, after many lawsuits and out of court settlements the magazine has tried to improve its public image. “The National Enquirer’s reputation is still poor, even with the improvements over the past years, according to the Pew Research Center’s latest survey” (Hannah, 2004 p.1). Jones versus National Enquirer Case study: “The National Enquirer published an article...
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