A Century of Repression

The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press

Ralph Engelman, Carey Shenkman (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

336 Seiten

2022
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-04455-7 (ISBN)

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A Century of Repression offers an unprecedented and panoramic history of the use of the Espionage Act of 1917 as the most important yet least understood law threatening freedom of the press in modern American history. It details government use of the Act to control information about U.S. military and foreign policy during the two World Wars, the Cold War, and the War on Terror. The Act has provided cover for the settling of political scores, illegal break-ins, and prosecutorial misconduct.

Ralph Engelman is senior professor of journalism and communication studies at Long Island University, Brooklyn, and faculty coordinator of the George Polk Awards. He is the author of Friendlyvision: Fred Friendly and the Rise and Fall of Television Journalism. Carey Shenkman is a constitutional lawyer and litigator focusing on freedom of expression and transparency. He serves on the panel of experts of Columbia University’s Global Freedom of Expression Program.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.10.2022
Reihe/Serie	The History of Media and Communication
Zusatzinfo	20 black & white photographs
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	0-252-04455-X / 025204455X
ISBN-13	978-0-252-04455-7 / 9780252044557
Zustand	Neuware