Media Law

Ashley Messenger is Deputy General Counsel at NPR, specializing in First Amendment and media law. She previously worked for U.S. News & World Report, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and NuCity Publications, Inc. She has taught First Amendment Law at the University of Michigan Law school, as well as Media Law courses for the communications departments at American University, the George Washington University, and George Mason University. Early in her career, she was a commercial radio talk show host and writer, and she received a Silver Gavel Award from the State Bar of New Mexico.

List of Tables and Figures – Preface – Acknowledgements – Court Systems, Citation, and Procedure – The First Amendment–Theory and Practice – Libel: The Risk of Criticism, Insults, and Trash Talk – Privacy: Publishing Private, Embarrassing, or Sensitive Information – Publicity: Using Someone’s Name or Likeness – Copyright: Issues With Creating Content or Using Other People’s Content – Trademarks: The Use of Product Names and Logos – Use of Photos, Illustrations, and Other Images – Use of Music – Negligence Claims Against the Media: Content That May Result in Personal Injury – Is There a Right of Access to Information, Places, or Events? – Can One Be Sued or Prosecuted for Gathering News? – Efforts to Subpoena or Search Journalists – Punishing or Restricting Protests and Other Public Speech – Punishing or Restricting Sensitive or Offensive Topics – Regulating Political Speech, Elections, and Campaigns – Regulating Advertisements/Promotions/Marketing – Television and Radio—FCC Regulation – Special Classes of Speakers – New Technologies – Practical Issues Related to Media Law – Case Index – Subject Index.