Media law for journalists

Media Law for Journalists functions as both an introduction and a reference guide to the main legal issues facing journalists. It is intended as a course textbook for students, first and foremost. However, it is also intended to help keep journalists out of jail and on the right side of the law. The...

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Main Author: Smartt, Ursula
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Published: London; Thousand Oaks, Calif. SAGE 2006
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