The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass Media

T. Barton Carter

ISBN 10: 1566625432 / ISBN 13: 9781566625432

Published by Foundation Pr, 1997

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass Media
• Publisher: Foundation Pr
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566625432
• ISBN 13: 9781566625432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Detailed examination of the law of mass media, providing principle cases, court opinions, and extensive text and research materials. Includes in-depth chapter discussions of: The American Legal System; Introduction to Freedom of Expression; Defamation; Privacy; Liability for Emotional and Physical Harm; Copyright and Trademark; National Security; Obscenity; Advertising Regulation; Press Coverage of the Administration of Justice; Confidentiality in Newsgathering; Newsgathering from non-Judicial Public Sources; Ownership of the Media and Related Problems; Acces to the Media; Introduction to Broadcasting; Legal Control of Broadcast Programming: Political Speech; Legal Control of Broadcast Programming: Nonpolitical Speech; and Cable and New Technologies.

About the Author

T. Barton Carter is a Professor of Communication and Law at Boston University. Marc A. Franklin is the Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Stanford University. Jay B. Wright is a Professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.