Updated to reflect new developments through 2019, the tenth edition of The Law of Public Communication provides an overview of communication and media law that includes the most current legal developments. It explains the laws affecting the daily work of writers, broadcasters, PR practitioners, photographers, and other public communicators. By providing statutes and cases in an accessible manner, 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 new edition features color photos, as well as breakout boxes that apply the book’s principles to daily life. The new case studies discussed often reflect new technologies and professional practices, including hot topics such as cyber bullying, drones, government surveillance, campaign financing, advertising, and digital libel. The Law of Public Communication is an ideal core textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in communication law and mass media law. A downloadable test bank is available for instructors at www.routledge.com/9780367353094.
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.
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 ...
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A grand jury indicted Pentagon employee Linda Tripp on two felony counts in 1999 for taping telephone conversations with Monica Lewinsky about Lewinsky's relationship with President Bill Clinton . Although Tripp's lawyer had advised her ...