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2142 In a defamation action, the allegedly defamatory publication cannot turn plaintiff into an involuntary public figure; California has not recognized a privilege of neutral reportage, but where it is recognized, the privilege applies only to reports concerning a public person; actual malice is a more demanding standard than negligence, so a finding that defendant acted with actual malice usually, perhaps invariably, satisfies the negligence requirement.CitationKHAWAR v GLOBE (RFK Assassination) 19 C4 254 [See: NY Times v Sullivan 376 US 254; Curtis v Butts 388 US 130; St Amant v Thompson 390 US 727; Bose v Consumers Union 466 US 485; Gertz v Robert Welch 418 US 323; Edwards v National Audubon 556 F2 113]
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