History

Fact magazine

Fact Magazine

Fact Magazine was an American publication that commented on controversial topics.-History:Edited by Ralph Ginzburg 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...

 was edited by Ralph Ginzburg

Ralph 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 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." The magazine polled psychiatrists and asked if Goldwater was psychologically fit to serve as president. 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.