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AuthorCornwell, Nancy, 1959-TitleFreedom of the press : rights and liberties under the law / Nancy C. Cornwell.PublishedSanta Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004.FormatBook
Descriptionxxiii, 355 p. ; 24 cm.
SeriesAmerica’s freedoms
LinkTable of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004021071.html
NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. 321-333) and index.
Contents1. Introduction -- Justifications for Protecting Expression -- Theories of the Press -- Organization of the Book -- References and Further Reading -- 2. Origins and Early Developments -- Antecedents in Greece and Rome -- England and the Emergence of Printing -- Origins of the English Licensing System and the Rise of the Star Chamber -- Parliamentary Control of Licensing -- Pleas for the Abolition of Licensing -- English Common Law Protection from Prior Restraint -- Colonial Debates over Freedom of the Press -- Freedom of the Press and the Bill of Rights -- Sedition Act of 1798 -- Freedom of the Press in the Nineteenth Century -- Technological Innovation and the Rise of the Specialty Press -- The Abolitionist Press -- Military Censorship of the Press during the 1800’s -- The Vexing Problem of Criminal Libel -- Obscenity Law and Prosecution of Publishers -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading
3. Twentieth-Century Issues -- When Can the Government Prevent the Press from Publishing? Modern Prior Restraints on the Press -- The Judiciary -- Pretrial Publicity -- Under What Conditions is a Government Regulation That Infringes on Press Freedoms Still Constitutional? -- The Regulation of Newsracks -- When Can the Government Punish the Press for Publishing? -- Extending the First Amendment to the States -- Subsequent Punishment: Criminal Recourse for Punishing Speech -- The Brandenburg Incitement Standard -- Obscenity and the Modern Press -- Subsequent Punishment Civil Recourses for Publication of Material That Causes Harm -- Libel -- Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress -- Invasion of Privacy -- Shield Laws and Contempt -- Copyright -- Special Topics: The Student Press -- Broadcasting and Press Freedoms -- Observations about Cable Television and the Internet -- References and Further Reading -- 4. Twenty-first-Century Issues -- The New Libels: Product Disparagement, Business Defamation, and SLAPP Lawsuits -- Where’s the Gatekeeper? The Challenge of the Internet -- Blogs: Random Acts of Journalism? -- The Business of the Media: Twentieth-Century Ownership Issues -- War and the New Journalist -- Climate of Secrecy -- The Oldest Profession Meets the Newest Technology -- Media, Politics, and Cultural Norms -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading
5. Key People, Cases, and Events: -- 6. Documents -- Milton, Areopagitica -- Cato’s Letters -- William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England Book 4 (1769) -- First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -- Sedition Act (July 14, 1798) -- John Stuart Mill, On Liberty -- Schenck v. United States (1919) -- Abrams v. United States (1925) -- Gitlow v. New York (1927) -- Whitney v. California (1927) -- Near v. Minnesota (1931) -- Communications Act of 1934, Section 315 -- New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) -- Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) -- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC (1969) -- FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (1978) -- Miller v. California (1973) -- Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo (1974) -- Gertz v. Robert Welch (1974) -- United States v. Progressive (1979) -- Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. v. Hepps (1976) -- Operation Desert Shield Ground Rules and Supplementary Guidelines (Habyart 7, 1991) -- Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics (1996) -- U.S. Department of Defense directive 5122.5: Nine Principles of Combat Coverage (September 27, 2000) -- U.S. Department of Defense Ground Rules for Embedded Reporters in Iraq (February 10, 2003).
ISBN1851094717 (alk. paper)1851094768 (e-book)SubjectFreedom of the press -- United States.

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