Legal Opinion
McGlynn v. New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 19, 1981PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
PASHMAN, J.
This is a case of major importance. It transcends the claims of the individual litigants who were political candidates in the recently concluded gubernatorial primary election. The overriding issue concerns the relationship between the journalistic freedom which has been granted the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority and its duty of fairness in the coverage of gubernatorial campaigns.
We now hold that the Authority has been given a wide range of journalistic freedom under Federal and State law in determining the content and scope of…
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