First Amendment and the Media in the Court of Public Opinion

Klappentext No liberty is more vulnerable to the vagaries of the current political climate than freedom of the press. Zusammenfassung In light of recent frustrations with the press over its increasingly sensationalistic coverage of the news! no liberty is more vulnerable to the vagaries of the current political climate than is 'freedom of the press'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Freedom of the press and the power of public opinion; 2. Surveying the public on press freedoms; 3. What Americans know about the freedom of the press; 4. Public support for press freedoms; 5. Support for press freedoms across media: comparing print, electronic and the 'new media'; 6. Support for press freedoms within a medium: elite, mainstream and tabloid news sources; 7. Public opinion, the first amendment and the challenges of the 21st century.

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• Authors: Kenneth Dautrich, Yalof David a., David A. Yalof, David A. (University of Connecticut) Dautri Yalof, David A. Dautrich Yalof, David Alistair Yalof
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.2002
• EAN: 9780521804660
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80466-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education