Mass Communication Law and Ethics

Preface to the Second Edition.


Part I: The American Legal System and the Judicial Process.


Codes of Ethics and Sources and Types of U.S. Law.


The U.S. Legal System.


The Judicial Process.


Part II: Governmental Restraints.


Prior Restraint.


Corporate and Commercial Speech.


Electronic Mass Media and Telecommunications.


Libel.


Right of Privacy.


Press and Public Access to the Judicial Process, Records, Places, and Meetings.


Intellectual Property.


Indecency, Obscenity, and Pornography.


Appendices:


Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics.


National Press Photographers Association Code of Ethics.


American Society of Newspaper Editors Statement of Principles.


Standards of Practice of the American Association of Advertising Agencies.


Radio-Television News Directors Association Code of Broadcast News Ethics.


The Constitution of the United States.


Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia.


Copyright Registration Forms.


Trademark Registration Forms.