Rev. ed. of: Mass communication law in a nutshell / by T. Barton Carter ... [et al.]. 4th ed. 1994. Includes index.
Contents:
The First Amendment in perspective -- Defamation and mass communication -- Privacy and the mass media -- Restraint of obscene expression -- Restraint of the press for purposes of national security -- The free press--fair trial conflict -- Newspersons' privilege, subpoenas, contempt citations and searches and seizures -- Regulation of commercial speech -- Regulation of broadcasting -- Cable and new technologies -- Internet law.
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