Fact Magazine
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Fact Magazine was an American publication that commented on controversial topics.
and Warren Boroson
, the magazine was notable for having been sued by Barry Goldwater
over a 1964 issue entitled "The Unconscious of a Conservative: A special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater." In Goldwater v. Ginzburg
a federal jury awarded Goldwater $1 in compensatory damages and $75,000 in punitive damages, to punish Ginzburg and the magazine for being reckless. The American Psychiatric Association
then issued the Goldwater rule
reaffirming medical privacy and forbidding commenting on a patient that any individual psychiatrist has not personally examined.
The United States Court of Appeals affirmed the award and the Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari (review), Justices Black and Douglas joining a dissenting opinion, rather unusual at the time (1970) on orders denying "cert."
History
Edited by Ralph GinzburgRalph Ginzburg
Ralph Ginzburg was an American author, editor, publisher and photo-journalist. He was best known for publishing books and magazines on erotica and art and for his conviction in 1963 for violating federal obscenity laws....
and Warren Boroson
Warren Boroson
Warren Boroson is an American author and journalist. He has written over 20 books, including How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett, Keys to Investing in Mutual Funds and How to Buy a House for Nothing Down...
, the magazine was notable for having been sued by Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...
over a 1964 issue entitled "The Unconscious of a Conservative: A special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater." In Goldwater v. Ginzburg
Goldwater v. Ginzburg
-History:Fact magazine was edited by Ralph Ginzburg and Warren Boroson. The magazine was sued by Barry Goldwater over a 1964 issue entitled "The Unconscious of a Conservative: A special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater." The magazine polled psychiatrists and asked if Goldwater was...
a federal jury awarded Goldwater $1 in compensatory damages and $75,000 in punitive damages, to punish Ginzburg and the magazine for being reckless. The American Psychiatric Association
American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the most influential worldwide. Its some 38,000 members are mainly American but some are international...
then issued the Goldwater rule
Goldwater rule
The Goldwater rule in psychiatry was created in 1971 by the American Psychiatric Association.-Background:It defined a set of requirements for communicating with media outlets about the state of mind of individuals...
reaffirming medical privacy and forbidding commenting on a patient that any individual psychiatrist has not personally examined.
The United States Court of Appeals affirmed the award and the Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari (review), Justices Black and Douglas joining a dissenting opinion, rather unusual at the time (1970) on orders denying "cert."
Further reading
- Ralph Ginzburg, Warren Boroson. The Best of Fact: Thirty-Two Articles that have made History from America's Most Courageous Magazine. Trident Press (1967) ASIN B0006BRBJG
- Goldwater v. GinzburgGoldwater v. Ginzburg-History:Fact magazine was edited by Ralph Ginzburg and Warren Boroson. The magazine was sued by Barry Goldwater over a 1964 issue entitled "The Unconscious of a Conservative: A special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater." The magazine polled psychiatrists and asked if Goldwater was...
, 414 F.2d 324, 337 (2d Cir.1969), cert. denied, 396 US 1049, 90 S.Ct. 701, 24 L.Ed.2d 695.