Libel and the First Amendment: Legal History and Practice in Print and Broadcasting

ISBN-13: 9781138527188 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 260 str.

Richard E. Labunski

Opis

This book explores historical and contemporary issues relating to libel suits against media organizations, emphasizing the consequences of the development of libel law for the First Amendment. It also considers the spe-cial problems that broadcasters have with libel suits and their potentially in-hibiting effect on television news coverage.

Spis treści

1: Journalists in Court: A Hostile Environment; 2: The Evolution of Libel Laws: Complexity and Inconsistency; 3: The Nationalization of Libel Laws: The Search for Standards; 4: Public Figures and the Public Interest: The Search for Standards Continues; 5: Recalibrating the Scales: The Private Person; 6: Broadcasting and Libel: Potential for Trouble; 7: Getting Out of the Libel Morass

O autorze

Richard E. Labunski