Journalism Under Fire - Protecting the Future of Investigative Reporting

Stephen Gillers proposes a bold set of legal and policy changes to strengthen the freedom of the press and support the free press as a public good, including protecting news gathering and confidential sources. Journalism Under Fire weaves together practice, law, and policy into a program that can ensure a future for investigative reporting.

Sommario

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. What Does the Press Clause Mean?
2. What and Who Is “The Press”?
3. What Does the Press Clause Demand of the Press?
4. Protection of Confidential Information
5. Press Clause Protection for Newsgathering
6. Three Legislative Changes to Safeguard Investigative Reporting
In Conclusion: Potter Stewart’s Truth
Notes
Index

Info autore

Stephen Gillers is Elihu Root Professor of Law at New York University School of Law.

Riassunto

Stephen Gillers proposes a bold set of legal and policy changes to strengthen the freedom of the press and support the free press as a public good, including protecting news gathering and confidential sources. Journalism Under Fire weaves together practice, law, and policy into a program that can ensure a future for investigative reporting.

Testo aggiuntivo

Gillers’s book is the antidote for those infected with wealth and power that seek to exploit, cover-up or otherwise demean the freedom of the Press to use investigative journalism as a tool for the greater good along with the proper policy, practice, and legal changes that can ensure a future for investigative reporting in a thriving democracy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen Gillers, Gillers Stephen
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9780231168861
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16886-1
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Columbia Journalism Review Boo; Columbia Journalism Review Books; Columbia Journalism Review Books
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Press & journalism, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms