The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication - Softcover

Trager, Robert E.; Ross, Susan D.; Reynolds, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1506363229 ISBN 13: 9781506363226

Publisher: CQ Press, 2017

Synopsis

The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication, Sixth Edition, by Robert Trager, Susan Dente Ross, and Amy Reynolds offers a clear and engaging introduction to media law with comprehensive coverage and analysis of key cases for future journalists and media professionals. You are introduced to key legal issues at the start of each chapter, building your critical thinking skills before progressing to real-world landmark cases that demonstrate how media law is applied today. Contemporary examples, emerging legal topics, international issues, and cutting-edge research all help you to retain and apply principles of media law in practice.  

The thoroughly revised Sixth Edition has been reorganized and shortened to 12 chapters, streamlining the content and offering instructors more opportunities for classroom activities. This edition also goes beyond the judiciary―including discussions of tweets and public protests, alcohol ads in university newspapers, global data privacy and cybersecurity, libel on the internet, and free speech on college campuses―to show how the law affects the ways mass communication works and how people perceive and receive that work.

About this title

About the Author:

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 media sociology. She has written or edited seven books. Prior to becoming a dean, she was a journalism professor at Louisiana State University and Indiana University. Before earning her PhD at the University of Texas, she worked as a reporter, producer, and editor at newspapers and television stations.

Review:

"This is an excellent and in-depth text for a media law class. The authors provide a comprehensive look at media law and supplement the main text with a wide range of infographics that expand on the concepts and cases covered in the text."

-- Elizabeth Skews

"This book presents all the important communications law topics in a clear and comprehensive manner.  It is up-to-date with cutting-edge and relevant legal topics that communications professionals, particularly journalists, may confront. The examples and features are current and clear."

-- Roy S. Gutterman

"It provides a nearly perfect introduction and legal foundation for undergraduates interested in the practice of journalism and other mass media professions. It’s engaging and up to date. Has no intimidation factors despite the fact it teaches solid legal principles."

-- John Watson

About this edition

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1506363229
• ISBN 13: 9781506363226
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 704