Media Law Books

New and Published Books

1. Media Diversity and Localism

   Meaning and Metrics

   Edited by Philip M. Napoli

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Questions concerning the quality of media performance and the effectiveness of media policymaking often revolve around the extent to which the media system fulfills the values inherent in diversity and localism principles. This edited volume addresses challenges and issues relating to diversity in...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Future of Journalism: Developments and Debates

   Edited by Bob Franklin

   Series: Journalism Studies

   The Future of Journalism: Developments and Debates analyses the radical shifts in journalism which are changing every aspect of the gathering, reporting and reception of news. The drivers of these changes include the rapid innovations in communication technologies, the competitive and fragmenting...

   Published June 3rd 2013 by Routledge
3. Deciding Communication Law

   Key Cases in Context

   By Susan Dente Ross

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   This clearly written and well-focused volume combines concise decisions of the primary areas of communication law with the foundational case decisions in those domains. Thus, in one volume, students of communication law, constitutional law, political science, and related fields find both the key...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
4. Defending the First

   Commentary on First Amendment Issues and Cases

   Edited by Joseph Russomanno

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Defending the First provides a collection of new perspectives on the First Amendment in legal and communication contexts. Editor Joseph Russomanno brings together a roster of major figures who have participated in the shaping of First Amendment law over the past 30 years. Readers are taken into a...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
5. The UK Media Law Pocketbook

   By Tim Crook

   As media law becomes more complicated and some of the leading textbooks thicker and larger, this concise guide provides core information without patronizing those with existing knowledge or bamboozling those with little expertise. Suitable for journalists, media workers, and anyone in the cultural...

   Published March 12th 2013 by Routledge
6. Media Product Portfolios

   Issues in Management of Multiple Products and Services

   Edited by Robert G. Picard

   Media product portfolios are rapidly becoming the predominant shared characteristic of media companies worldwide. The phenomenon involves firms from all kinds of media--newspapers, magazines, television, radio, cinema--and is found in enterprises ranging from small, local firms to large, globalized...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
7. The Journalist's Guide to American Law

   By John T. Nockleby, Laurie L. Levenson, Karl M. Manheim, F. Jay Dougherty, Victor J. Gold, Allan P. Ides, Daniel W. Martin

   How do you report on the latest sensational criminal trial or newest controversial legislation without a basic understanding of how the American legal system works? This easy-to-use guidebook offers an overview of American law that should be found on the desk of any journalism student or...

   Published December 11th 2012 by Routledge
8. Social Media and the Law

   A Guidebook for Communication Students and Professionals

   Edited by Daxton Stewart

   Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, and Flickr allow users to connect with one another and share information with the click of a mouse or a tap on a touchscreen—and have become vital tools for professionals in the news and strategic communication fields. But as...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
9. Communication and Law

   Multidisciplinary Approaches to Research

   Edited by Amy Reynolds, Brooke Barnett

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Communication and Law brings together scholars from law and communication to talk both generally and specifically about the theoretical and methodological approaches one can use to study the First Amendment and general communication law issues. The volume is intended to help graduate...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
10. Media Law and Ethics

    4th Edition

    By Roy L. Moore, Michael D. Murray

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    This is the first textbook to explicitly integrate both media law and ethics within one volume. A truly comprehensive overview, it is a thoughtful introduction to media law principles and cases and the related ethical concerns relevant to the practice of professional communication. With special...

    Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge