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Truth and transparency : undercover investigations in the twenty-first century / Alan K. Chen, Justin Marceau.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chen, Alan, author.
- Marceau, Justin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reporters and reporting--Law and legislation--United States.
- Reporters and reporting.
- Undercover operations--Law and legislation--United States.
- Undercover operations.
- Freedom of the press--United States.
- Freedom of the press.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 277 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- Truth and transparency are central to an informed democracy. This book explores how undercover investigations, though controversial, can contribute to democracy by exposing wrongdoers. Through empirical research and doctrinal study, it examines in depth the legality of, and public opinion about, such investigations in the US.
- Contents:
- An overview of undercover investigations in journalism and political activism
- Evolving journalistic ethical standards regarding undercover investigations
- Investigative deception and the First Amendment
- Free speech protections for video recordings
- Undercover investigations and new technologies
- Public perceptions of undercover investigations
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 7, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9781108665599
- 1108665594
- 9781108666220
- 1108666221
- 9781108622981
- 1108622984
- OCLC:
- 1481005303
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