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The First Amendment & the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass Media provides text, court opinions & other materials. Topics include an introduction to freedom of exp

In 1964 the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in New York Times v. Sullivan guaranteeing constitutional protection for caustic criticism of public o

A lively and controversial overview by the nation's most celebrated First Amendment lawyer of the unique protections for freedom of speech in America The right

Firmly rooting its argument in democratic and economic theory, the book argues that a more democratic distribution of communicative power within the public sphe

"As traditional for-profit news media in the United States declines in economic viability and sheer numbers of outlets and staff, what does and what should the