Exploring Communication Law, Second Edition, provides an overview of the law as it pertains to print, broadcast, and online journalism, as well as non-journalistic forms of expression. It begins by introducing students to the First Amendment in a general sense, then explores how the principles of free speech are applied in various circumstances, such as political speech, sexual expression, and K-12 and college campuses. The text also explains the fundamentals of media law in areas such as defamation, privacy, the media and the courts, confidentiality and privilege, access to information, broadcasting, and cyberspace.
Randy Bobbitt teaches at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina.
CONTENTSPreface to the Second EditionAbout the Author Chapter 1 Getting Started: Basic Concepts and Definitions Chapter 2 An Overview of the First Amendment Chapter 3 The First Amendment and Political Speech Chapter 4 The First Amendment and Sexual and Violent Content Chapter 5 The First Amendment and Campus Issues Chapter 6 Defamation Chapter 7 Privacy Chapter 8 Problems in Newsgathering Chapter 9 Broadcasting and Cable Chapter 10 The Internet and Social Media Appendix A Sources / Suggestions for Further Reading Appendix B Legal Research and Writing Case IndexSubject Index
