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Privileging the press : confidential sources, journalism ethics and the First Amendment / Jason M. Shepard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shepard, Jason M., 1976-
- Series:
- Law and society (New York, N.Y.)
- Law and society : recent scholarship
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Confidential communications--Press--United States.
- Confidential communications.
- Press law--United States.
- Press law.
- Journalists--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Journalists.
- Freedom of the press--United States.
- Freedom of the press.
- Journalistic ethics--United States.
- Journalistic ethics.
- United States. Constitution--1st Amendment.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (334 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- El Paso [Tex.] : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Shepard examines how subpoenas for newsgathering information have raised both old and new legal and ethical problems for journalists seeking to protect confidential sources. He explores the ethical and legal evolution of journalistic privilege drawing on cases from the 19th century, the First Amendment principle that emerged in the middle of the 20th century, the public policy implications debated in congressional hearings in the 1970's, and the rise and fall of common law protections in the federal courts between 1972 and 2003. He also interviews key journalists and media lawyers in recent...
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 The Journalist-Subpoena Problem; 2 Modern Legal and Ethical Case Studies; 3 National Security Leaks and the Valerie Plame Case; 4 Early Development of Professional Duty to Protect Sources,1721-1958; 5 The First Amendment and Newsgathering Rights in the Branzburg Era; 6 After the First Amendment Fails: The Journalist's Privilege as Legislative Public Policy, 1972-1975; 7 The Rise and Fall of Federal Judicial Protections, 1972-2003; 8 The Future of Journalism Ethics in Journalist's Privilege Law; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781593326883
- 1593326882
- OCLC:
- 818818852
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