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Law of mass communications : freedom and control of print and broadcast media
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- Creator
- by Dwight L. Teeter, Jr., Bill Loving
- Format
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- 13th ed
- New York, NY : Foundation Press Thomson/West, 2011
- Physical Details
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- xii, 1096 pages ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781609300302, 1609300300
- OCLC
- ocn768728967
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 1035-1042) and index.
- pt. 1. Philosophical and constitutional foundations of free expression. Foundations of freedom -- The First Amendment : historical background and today's law -- Testing the boundaries of constitutional protection : fighting words, incitement/outrage and obscenity -- pt. 2. Defamation, privacy and newsgathering torts. Defamation : libel and slander -- The constitutional defense against libel suits -- The law of privacy and the media -- Newsgathering torts and areas of the law -- pt. 3. Access to government information. Reporting the Legislative and Executive Branches -- Legal problems in reporting courts -- Shielding information from disclosure -- pt. 4. Mass communications and government. The First Amendment and electronic media -- Obligations on broadcasting and cable -- Regulation of advertising -- Copyright : protection and constraint