The First Amendment and the fourth estate: The law of mass media

Carter, T. Barton

ISBN 10: 0882776371 / ISBN 13: 9780882776378

Published by Foundation Press, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Amendment and the fourth estate: The law of mass media
• Publisher: Foundation Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882776371
• ISBN 13: 9780882776378
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book takes an in-depth look at communications law, with an emphasis on First Amendment cases. The ninth edition of this book features more than 30 Supreme Court cases, and the decisions that help define communications law as we know it today. In this work, the authors show how communciations law poses difficult dilemmas as the courts try to balance the rights of the media against the rights of those affected by the media.

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.