Media Law and Ethics

by Roy L. Moore, Michael D. Murray

Overview

This fully revised seventh edition provides a thorough introduction to both the legal and ethical considerations relevant to students pursuing careers in media, law and communication.

This comprehensive textbook integrates fundamental legal and ethical principles with cases and examples from both landmark moments and recent history. It incorporates discussion of new technologies and media throughout its coverage of core topics such as intellectual property, defamation, and commercial speech. This edition introduces readers to media law in comparative international communication and explores topics such as data mining, artificial intelligence, and the dark web. Coverage of recent court cases and congressional hearings bring readers up to date on the evolving discussion surrounding Facebook, X, (formerly Twitter), TikTok and today’s other major online sources.

This hybrid textbook is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in media and communication that combine law and ethics.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032612928
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/02/2025
Edition description:	7th ed.
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roy L. Moore is Professor Emeritus of Journalism at the University of Kentucky, USA.

Michael D. Murray is a Board of Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri, USA and the first Governor Emeritus of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Mid America.

The revised, seventh edition of Media Law and Ethics includes revised chapters by Eric P. Robinson of the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications and new chapters by contributors Gayane Torosyan of the State University of New York College at Oneonta and Kenneth Carberry of Curry College.

Table of Contents

About the Authors  Preface to the Seventh Edition  1. American Law, the Legal System, and the Judicial Processes  2. Media Ethics: A Cognitive Framework  3. Prior Restraint  4. Defamation  5. Right of Privacy  6. Indecency and Obscenity  7. Digital and Social Media  8. Corporate Commercial Speech  9. Intellectual Property  10. International Law

Editorial Reviews

"This new edition of Media Law and Ethics is a highly valuable and clearly written guide for media students and professionals who not only want to follow the law but also do the right thing. Through its use of real-life examples, it provides a practical approach to handling legal and ethical dilemmas in an era of rampant disinformation, rapid technological change, and media globalization." Jon Marshall, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, USA

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