ABSTRACT

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.

chapter Chapter 1|27 pages

Public Communication and the Law

chapter Chapter 2|48 pages

The First Amendment

chapter Chapter 3|25 pages

Methods of Control

chapter Chapter 4|81 pages

Libel

chapter Chapter 5|60 pages

Privacy

chapter Chapter 6|48 pages

Intellectual Property

chapter Chapter 7|44 pages

Political Speech

chapter Chapter 8|79 pages

Commercial Speech

chapter Chapter 9|52 pages

Obscenity and Indecency

chapter Chapter 10|52 pages

The Media and the Judiciary

chapter Chapter 11|38 pages

Protection of News Sources, Notes, and Recordings

chapter Chapter 12|44 pages

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