Even though the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution grants freedom of speech and freedom of the press, laws and regulations governing media frequently evolve as the media themselves do. As a result, it is often a challenge to keep pace with new laws and regulations.
Electronic Media Law is a comprehensive, up-to-date textbook on the constantly changing and often complex world of electronic media law. Author Roger L. Sadler examines the laws, regulations, and court rulings affecting broadcasting, cable, satellite, and cyberspace. The book also looks at cases from the print media and general First Amendment law, because they often contain important concepts that are relevant to the electronic media.
Electronic Media Law is written for mass media students, not for future lawyers, so the text is straightforward and explains ‘legalese.’ The author covers First Amendment law, political broadcasting rules, broadcast content regulations, FCC rules for station operations, cable regulation, media ownership rules, media liability lawsuits, intrusive newsgathering methods, media restrictions during wartime, libel, privacy, copyright, advertising law, freedom of information, cameras in the court, and privilege.
Key Features
- Provides an easy-to-use format of chapter categories and sections that facilitate research on individual topics
- Frequently Asked Questions highlight important points from cases
- Explains complex, legal concepts in basic terms that give students the foundation for further studies in electronic media law
Electronic Media Law provides an understanding of the First Amendment and the American legal system with an emphasis on the electronic media. It is an excellent textbook for undergraduate and graduate students studying broadcast law and media law.
Daftar Isi
Index
The American Legal System
Understanding the First Amendment
Applying the Principles of Broadcast Regulation
Cable and Satellite Regulation
Media Ownership Rules
Rules for Station Operations
Libel
Privacy
Intrusive News-Gathering Methods
Media Liability Cases
Obscenity
Indecency and Violence in the Media
Copyright – The Basics
Copyright – Fair Use
Advertising Law
Media and the Courts
Privilege
Media Access to Government Sources
Table of Cases
Appendix – FCC Station Inspection Checklist
Tentang Penulis
Dr. Roger L. Sadler is a full professor in the Department of Communication-Broadcasting at Western Illinois University in Macomb. He has been at WIU since 1990. Before that, he was an associate instructor at Indiana University and an instructor at the University of Central Oklahoma. He has a BA in Communications/English from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, an MA in Journalism from the University of Missouri, and Ph D in Mass Communication from Indiana University. Dr. Sadler has worked in the broadcasting field since 1979 when he got his first on-air job at his hometown radio station in Gouverneur, New York. Since then, he has worked as a DJ, producer, news reporter, news anchor, and faculty adviser at more than a dozen radio and TV stations in New York, Missouri, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Illinois. Presently, he is a weekend DJ on WJEQ-FM in Macomb, Illinois and works during the summer months as a news reporter for WQAD-TV in Moline, Illinois.
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