Clay Calvert - Mass Media Law

20th Edition

Clay Calvert

University of Florida

Dan V. Kozlowski

Saint Louis University

Derigan Silver

University of Denver

MASS MEDIA LAW, TWENTIETH EDITION

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Today, perhaps more than ever, it is vital for college students in the United States to understand the principles of media law and the First Amendment freedoms of speech, press and assembly. Shortly before this preface was drafted, the nations president labeled journalists at ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and The New York Times the enemy of the American people. Whats more, terms such as fake news and alternative facts were taking on controversial lives of their own. And at least 15 states had bills pending in their legislatures in 2017 that threatened to reduce the ability of citizens to engage in protests, thus not only jeopardizing free speech but also the right of the people peaceably to assemble.

It thus is fitting that the 20th edition of this textbook sees two new co-authors who bring fresh perspectives, renewed energy and scholarly expertise to the topics spanning all 16 chapters. It simply wouldnt be possible for any one person alone to replace outgoing author Don Pember. This edition thus brings with it both Dan Kozlowski of Saint Louis University and Derigan Silver of the University of Denver. They have extensive backgrounds in teaching and writing about a wide range of media law topics. Their new voices, coupled with the continuing guidance and authorship of Clay Calvert, hopefully make the 20th edition of Mass Media Law timely, relevant and helpful to undergraduates across the communication fields of advertising, journalism, media studies, public relations and telecommunications.

Although updating this edition began as an attempt to keep real-life examples fresh and lively, it quickly became apparent that so much had happened in media law (and continues to happen) that a more thorough rewrite was needed. First, the text changes its approach to Internet and new(er) communication law. Rather than continually devoting separate sections to address media law and the Internet, chapters now generally integrate discussions of how the law applies to the Internet throughout the book. So much of media law today involves the Webmeaning that so much of each chapter in this book now necessarily involves the Web.

In addition, the 20th edition has updated information, examples and cases in every chapter. The last few years of media law have been very active, with courts regularly facing new cases and issues. In addition to a wide number of new examples, such as the recent privacy case involving Hulk Hogan and the defamation suit against Rolling Stone magazine filed by a dean at the University of Virginia, the book features new material on the right to record police officers in public settings, on net neutrality, on the FCCs regulation of indecency, on laws concerning information gathering with drones, a new section on Internet defamation by anonymous third-party posters, updates on recent changes to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and new information about trademark law in our chapter on intellectual property, among other updates.

In light of the lack of recent obscenity prosecutions in the United States, as well as comments from some reviewers and users of the book that they dont cover obscenity during class and to reduce pages where possible, we have significantly streamlined

. The key rules and tests regarding obscenity, child pornography and the zoning of sexually oriented businesses, however, remain and have been updated where needed.

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