Abstract
Most legal authorities say responsibility for defamation extends to “every person who directly or indirectly publishes or assists in the publication of an actionable defamatory statement.” This article considers how much involvement in an alleged libel is required for a newspaper employee to be responsible for a plaintiff's injury, and finds that some active participation in the communication has been necessary.
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