Middleton, Kent,

The law of public communication / Kent R. Middleton, William E. Lee, Daxton R. Stewart. - 2017 Update to the Ninth Edition - xiii, 611 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Public communication and the law -- The First Amendment -- Methods of control -- Libel -- Privacy -- Intellectual property -- Political speech -- Commercial speech -- Obscenity and indecency -- The media and the judiciary -- Protection of news sources, notes, and recordings -- Access to information.

Public communication and the law -- The First Amendment -- Methods of control -- Libel -- Privacy -- Intellectual property -- Political speech -- Commercial speech -- Obscenity and indecency -- The media and the judiciary -- Protection of news sources, notes, and recordings -- Access to information

Junior High School


Text in English

9781138692251 (hardback) 9781138692244 (pbk.)

2016029975


Press law--United States.
Mass media--Law and legislation--United States.
Freedom of the press--United States.

KF2750 / .M53 2017

343.730998 M584 2017