1st Edition

Law for Advertising, Broadcasting, Journalism, and Public Relations

528 Pages
by Routledge

528 Pages
by Routledge

528 Pages
by Routledge

This exceptional new text offers an up-to-date and integrated approach to communication law. Written by two practicing attorneys with extensive experience teaching the communication law course, Law for Advertising, Broadcasting, Journalism, and Public Relations covers the areas of communication law essential and most relevant for readers throughout the communication curriculum. Its... Read more

Contents:

Preface.

Introduction to the Legal System.

Legal Procedure.

The First Amendment: History and Application.

The First Amendment: Limitations.

Electronic Media Regulations.

Access to Places and Information: What You Can Get From Government, It Can Probably Get From You.

Access to Trials and Judicial Proceedings.

Means of Access: Law as Entertainment.

Communication Torts.

Copyright and Trademark.

Contract and Employment Law.

Commercial Communication: Rights and Regulations. 

Investor Relations and Financial Press Regulations.

Appendices.

Biography

Michael G. Parkinson, L. Marie Parkinson