Overview

"The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication, Fifth Edition offers a clear and engaging introduction to media law with comprehensive coverage and analysis for future journalists and media professionals. Hypothetical ""Suppose"" cases at the start of each chapter get students thinking about key legal issues, while timelines show the progression of landmark cases in context. Each chapter concludes with two excerpted Cases for Study with explanatory headnotes and questions. The text also features a student website to help students review the material and prepare for exams."

Full Product Details

Author:   Robert E. Trager ,  Susan D. (Dente) Ross ,  Amy L. (Lyn) Reynolds
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   CQ Press
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   1.157kg
ISBN:  

9781506303413

ISBN 10:   1506303412
Pages:   760
Publication Date:   29 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Rule Of Law: Law In A Changing Communication Environment The Court System Sources of the Law The Case Process Finding the Law Reading Case Law CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 2: The First Amendment: Speech and Press Freedoms in Theory and Reality Interpreting the First Amendment The Origins of the First Amendment First Amendment Values Media Emergence, Convergence and Consolidation Contemporary Prior Restraints Political Speech Elections and Campaign Finance Anonymous Speech Government Speakers Public and Nonpublic Forums Compelled Speech CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 3: Speech Distinctions: Dangers, Fights, Threats, Other Harms and Educational Needs National Security and Tranquility Court Tests to Protect Disruptive Speech Media Incitement to Harm Media and Physical Harm Speech Assaults Symbolic Speech Speech in the Schools Other Harms CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 4: Libel & Emotional Distress: The Plaintiff’s Case A Brief History Contemporary Issues The Elements of Libel: The Plaintiff’s Case Emotional Distress Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 5: Libel: Defenses and Privileges Fair Report Privilege Fair Comment and Criticism Opinion Neutral Reportage Wire Service Defense Single-Publication Rule The Libel-Proof Plaintiff Other Defense Issues CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 6: Protecting Privacy: Conflicts Between the Press, the Government and the Right to Privacy Sources of Privacy Protection Electronic Privacy and the Supreme Court Privacy Law’s Development False Light Appropriation Intrusion Private Facts CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 7: Newsgathering: Pitfalls and Protections Access to Property Newsgathering Pitfalls Covert Recording Newsgathering Protections Access to Meetings Denying Access to Records CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 8: Reporter’s Privilege: Protecting the Watchdogs Reporter’s Privilege Shield Laws Breaking Promises of Confidentiality Search Warrants CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 9: The Media and the Courts: Preserving Public Trials and Preventing Prejudice Fair Trials and Prejudicial Speech Remedies to Prejudice Access to Trials Electronic Access to Trials Bench-Bar-Press Guidelines Access to Court Records CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 10: Electronic Media Regulation: From Radio to the Internet Federal Communications Commission Broadcast Regulation Cable Television Regulation Direct Broadcast Satellites Internet Regulation CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 11: Obscenity, Indecency and Violence: Social Norms and Legal Standards Obscenity Indecency Video Games and Media Violence CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 12: Intellectual Property: Protecting and Using Intangible Creations Copyright Trademarks CASES FOR STUDY Chapter 13: Advertising: When Speech and Commerce Converge The Evolution of the Commercial Speech Doctrine Legislative and Administrative Advertising Regulation CASES FOR STUDY

Reviews

As with its previous editions, the 5th edition of The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication provides up-to-date court rulings that make First Amendment law more relevant to undergraduate college students, who are generally intimidated by law and do not fully understand their First Amendment rights and responsibilities. This text is an engaging blend of the landmark court decisions that have formed the foundation of First Amendment law with current decisions that are re-shaping First Amendment law in the age of Internet and social media. -- Eddith A. Dashiell If you are looking for a media law text that provides undergraduate students with crucial understanding of landmark decisions, presented in a readable fashion, you need to require your students to use The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication. Trager, Ross, and Reynolds have compiled the definitive work for departments of mass communication, journalism, and media arts. This work allows your students to understand the historical development of the law with specific applications to 21st century technology. -- Roger Soenksen After more than 30 years of teaching media law at USC, during which I have used several course texts with varying degrees of success, this is the one that works the best for me and my senior and graduate level students. It reads easily, is comprehensive, yet concise, and, thanks to frequently published updates, always both relevant and timely. It is a winner. -- Jonathan Kotler

As with its previous editions, the 5th edition of The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication provides up-to-date court rulings that make First Amendment law more relevant to undergraduate college students, who are generally intimidated by law and do not fully understand their First Amendment rights and responsibilities. This text is an engaging blend of the landmark court decisions that have formed the foundation of First Amendment law with current decisions that are re-shaping First Amendment law in the age of Internet and social media. -- Eddith A. Dashiell If you are looking for a media law text that provides undergraduate students with crucial understanding of landmark decisions, presented in a readable fashion, you need to require your students to use The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication. Trager, Ross, and Reynolds have compiled the definitive work for departments of mass communication, journalism, and media arts. This work allows your students to understand the historical development of the law with specific applications to 21st century technology. -- Roger Soenksen After more than 30 years of teaching media law at USC, during which I have used several course texts with varying degrees of success, this is the one that works the best for me and my senior and graduate level students. It reads easily, is comprehensive, yet concise, and, thanks to frequently published updates, always both relevant and timely. It is a winner. -- Jonathan Kotler

After more than 30 years of teaching media law at USC, during which I have used several course texts with varying degrees of success, this is the one that works the best for me and my senior and graduate level students. It reads easily, is comprehensive, yet concise, and, thanks to frequently published updates, always both relevant and timely. It is a winner. -- Jonathan Kotler If you are looking for a media law text that provides undergraduate students with crucial understanding of landmark decisions, presented in a readable fashion, you need to require your students to use The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication. Trager, Ross, and Reynolds have compiled the definitive work for departments of mass communication, journalism, and media arts. This work allows your students to understand the historical development of the law with specific applications to 21st century technology. -- Roger Soenksen As with its previous editions, the 5th edition of The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication provides up-to-date court rulings that make First Amendment law more relevant to undergraduate college students, who are generally intimidated by law and do not fully understand their First Amendment rights and responsibilities. This text is an engaging blend of the landmark court decisions that have formed the foundation of First Amendment law with current decisions that are re-shaping First Amendment law in the age of Internet and social media. -- Eddith A. Dashiell

Author Information

Robert Trager teaches courses in communication law, freedom of expression, and media institutions at the University of Colorado. He is the founding editor of Communication Law and Policy. Before joining the University of Colorado faculty, Trager was an attorney with a major cable television company and practiced media law with a firm in Washington, D.C. Susan Dente Ross is professor at Washington State University where she serves as the associate dean for research in the College of Liberal Arts. She conducts research on the freedoms of speech and press and the ways in which these rights can help advance greater global equity and justice. She also is a leader in international initiatives to increase the ability of media to contribute to conflict transformation and resolution. Amy Reynolds is dean of the College of Communication and Information at Kent State University. Her research focuses on dissent, First Amendment history, and breaking news. She has written or edited seven books. Prior to becoming a professor and dean, she worked as a reporter at newspapers and television stations.

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