The Law of Public Communication provides an overview of media law that includes the most current legal developments today. It explains the laws affecting the daily work of writers, broadcasters, advertisers, cable operators, Internet service providers, public relations practitioners, photographers, bloggers, and other public communicators. Authors Kent R. Middleton, William E. Lee, and Daxton R. Stewart take students through the basic legal principles and methods of analysis that allow students to study and keep abreast of the rapidly changing field of public communication. By providing statutes and cases in a cohesive manner that is understandable, even to students studying law for the first time, the authors ensure that students will acquire a firm grasp of the legal issues affecting the media. This 2017 Update brings the Ninth Edition up to date with the most recent cases and examples affecting media professionals and public communicators.
Amendment protection because the paraphernalia were marketed for illegal purposes.28 In Hoffman Estates, drug paraphernalia were displayed next to books and magazines entitled High Times, Marijuana Grower's Guide, A Child's Garden of ...
Nichols, a case discussed earlier, the Tennessee Supreme Court said a jury could find the Memphis Press-Scimitar liable because it omitted critical facts from an article about a shooting.262 The Press-Scimitar truthfully reported that a ...
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Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., 268 Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co., 332–333 Russell v. ... FTC, 345 Stanley v. Georgia, 408–409 Star Editorial, Inc. v. United States District Court, 513 State v. Alston, 497 State v. Cohn, 341 State v.
Focusing on the implications of the law for practitioners, this annually updated book, The Law of Public Communication, examines legal issues affecting journalism, political and commercial speech, and electronic media....
The Law of Public Communication provides an overview of media law that includes the most current legal developments today. It explains the laws affecting the daily work of writers, broadcasters,...
The second edition of The Law of Public Communication reflects changes in the law and, like the first edition, reflects diverse interests of students enrolled in schools and departments of journalism and mass communication.
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.
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When Justin Timberlake distributed a picture of himself voting in Memphis, he was among the most visible individuals potentially facing charges for violating state law.1 The law in Tennessee and 17 other states prohibits voter selfies ...