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Mass Communication Law: Cases & Comments

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Publisher Comments:

This text provides a comprehensive survey of media law. It is the original modern casebook in mass communication law, emphasizing learning of law principles and precedents directly from the writings of courts and administrative agencies.

Table of Contents

1. The History and Rationale of the First Amendment. 2. First Amendment Methodology. 3. Categories of Expression and the Scope of First Amendment Protection. 4. Libel and the Mass Media. 5. Privacy and the Press. 6. Newsgathering Rights. 7. Freedom of Information: Access to News of Government. 8. Public Access to the Media. 9. Business Issues. 10. Selected Problems of Media Law. 11. The Regulation of Broadcasting: Some Problems of Law, Technology and Policy. 12. Legal Controls on Political and Public Issue Broadcasting. 13. Regulating Obscenity and Indecency in Broadcasting Before the FCC and the Federal Courts. 14. Regulatory and First Amendment Issues in Cable Television.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780314202215
Subtitle:
Cases and Comment
Publisher:
Wadsworth Publishing
Author:
Gillmor, Donald M.
Author:
Barron, Jerome A.
Author:
Simon, Todd F.
Location:
Belmont, CA :
Subject:
Telecommunication -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases.
Subject:
Communication
Subject:
Media & the Law
Copyright:
Edition Number:
6th ed. /
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publication Date:
19971114
Binding:
Digital or multimedia (detail unspecified)
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Pages:
960
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