Communication and the Law

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Communication and the Law is designed for students planning careers in mass communication. Avoiding legalese, it is written in clear language and terminology understandable to both students and communication professionals alike. All chapters are written by some of the field’s leading authorities, assuring unmatched expertise, and are updated annually to assure the most current explanation of the law.

A distinguishing feature of Communication and the Law is that a new, updated edition is published each year. Thus, you can be assured that you will have the most timely information in one place, rather than in a textbook and a separately published supplement.

Each year, the prices of other books continue to go up, but the suggested retail price of Communication and the Law is lower than for any other textbook in the field — in fact, less than for used copies of most other books.

Communication and the Law is in its 26th year of publication, and it has been used at 132 schools. New schools have been adopting it with each new edition. We believe its popularity confirms its superior quality.

CONTENTS.

1 The Law in Modern Society

2 The First Amendment in Theory and Practice

3 Conduct and Speech

4 Prior Restraint

5 Regulating Pornography

6 Defamation

7 Regulating Student Expression

8 Regulating Advertising

9 Regulating Public Relations

10 Broadcast Regulation

11 Regulating Cable Communication

12 New Communication Technologies

13 Intellectual Property

14 Privacy

15 Confidential Sources and Information

16 Access to Courts

17 Access to Documents and Meetings

18 Newsgathering