1st Edition

Journalism and the Debate Over Privacy

Edited By Craig LaMay Copyright 2003
336 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

Journalism and the Debate Over Privacy situates the discussion of issues of privacy in the landscape of professional journalism. Privacy problems present the widest gap between what journalism ethics suggest and what the law allows. This edited volume examines these problems in the context of both free expression theory and newsroom practice. Including essays by some of the country's foremost... Read more
Contents: C.L. LaMay, Preface. Part I:Theoretical Perspectives on Privacy and Free Expression. F. Schauer, The Social Construction of Privacy. R.P. Bezanson, The Structural Attributes of Press Freedom: Private Ownership, Public Orientation, and Editorial Independence. Part II:Journalism and Privacy. A. Lewis, The Right to Be Let Alone. A.L. Allen, Why Journalists Can't Protect Privacy. R. Smolla, Law Breaking and Truth Telling: Formal Legal Doctrine and the Imbalance Between Intrusion and Revelation Claims. J.E. Kirtley, What's in a Name? Privacy, Property Rights, and Free Expression in the New Communications Media. C.L. LaMay, Privacy, Property, and "Advertisements in Disguise": The First Amendment and the Right of Publicity.

Biography

Craig LaMay