Media Law and Ethics / Edition 5

This text provides students with a practical and useful introduction to key media law principles and cases and explores the related ethical concerns and concepts relevant to the practice of professional communication. Authors Roy L. Moore and Michael D. Murray revisit and update the most timely and incendiary issues in modern American media and its relations to society, including: Access and exposure of youngsters to traditional over-the-air material and information available through the Internet. The complex issues related to the start and implementation of the Patriot Act with respect to First Amendment issues. Emerging media markets-particularly China and India, with a discussion of the changing media law environment as it applies specifically to such areas as libel, pirating and copyright, as a by-product of the expanded distribution of American mass media products via the Net, DVDs and the new hand-held devices. This edition includes updated legal cases and emerging issues related to news technology, new delivery systems and greater opportunities to share information via the Internet-with a separate chapter paying specialattention to ethical issues in mass media. Designed for undergraduate students in Media Law or Media Law and Ethics courses, Media Law and Ethics is also appropriate for graduate students in a beginning media law or First Amendment seminar. It provides essential insights on media law, serving as a practical guide to key cases and related ethical decision-making.