Mass Communications Law: In a Nutshell

by T. Barton Carter, Harvey L. Zuckman, Juliet Lushbough Dee

Expert authors discuss the First Amendment in detail, as well as defamation and mass communication. Addresses privacy and the mass media, restraint of obscene expression, and restraint of the press for national security purposes. Examines the free press/fair trial conflict and the freedom to gather news and information. Explores newspersons' privilege, subpoenas, contempt citations, searches, and seizures. Also covers commercial speech regulation, what the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) does and does not do, FCC control of broadcast operations, and new technologies.

622 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Former Head of the Law Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication as well as of the Law and Policy Division of the Broadcast Education Association, Professor Carter is a practicing attorney specializing in communication law and new communication technologies. He also coordinates the JD/MS in Mass Communication dual degree program and teaches courses in communication law and telecommunication regulation at the Boston University School of Law. He has co-authored three textbooks: The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate, The First Amendment and the Fifth Estate and Mass Communication Law in a Nutshell. He has also written articles and book chapters on libel, media access, free press/fair trial, obscenity, regulation of new communication technologies, the Patriot Act and rights protection for computer software.

Reviews

[Aimée · Rating 2 out of 5]

To bone up on my mass comm law before taking my Certified Journalism Educator exam. For that reason and that reason only.