如上所述，電視報導或政論節目中常會具體傳述、指摘某人的有何種行為或事實，而這種事實多半是影響當事人的社會評價，此種足以影響他人社會評價的言論能否均以「新聞自由」做為抗辯？言論自由固然在民主國家為重要的基本權利，所以原則上不能剝奪他人之言論自由，但「不實的言論」足以侵犯他人之名譽時，在憲法保障名譽權下，應有合理限制言論自由，故我國刑法訂立誹謗罪加以限制。只是，仍須符合誹謗罪基本要件始有處罰的正當性。又誹謗罪第310條3項，「能證明其為真實者，不罰」，為誹謗罪的例外情形，此一規定目的在於顧及言論、新聞自由的保障，若主張的言論經常被他人控告不實又遭受到刑法的處罰，其後果是扼殺言論自由以及有寒蟬效應。然同法第3項所謂「能證明其為事實」的定義及範圍為何？再來是第3項所謂「但涉及私德而與公共利益無關者，不在此限」其中私德而與公共利益要如何去認定？這是本文所要討論的。
How to balance "the news, freedom of speech" rights "personality rights" between, it is an important issue, because in a democratic society, for their own personal dignity and reputation of great importance to pay attention than in the past, but in the freedom of speech and freedom of the press inside the right personality and reputation may be compromised.
And these violations to the personality, reputation acts of defamation Article 310 of the Penal Code shall be punished, but how to distinguish between constitutional guarantees on freedom of expression and defamation criminal law, which is part of what
