Free speech and unfree news : the paradox of press freedom in America / Sam Lebovic.
Free speech and unfree news : the paradox of press freedom in America / Sam Lebovic.
Free speech and unfree news : the paradox of press freedom in America / Sam Lebovic.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
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G 2017/5182
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English
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vii, 334 pages ; 25 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Prologue: the problem of press freedom -- The inadequacy of speech rights -- Interwar threats to press freedom -- A new deal for the corporate press? -- Dependent journalists, independent journalism? -- The weapon of information in the good war -- The Cold War dilemma of a free press -- The rise of...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
2016.
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"Does America have a free press? Many who answer yes appeal to First Amendment protections that shield the press from government censorship. But in this comprehensive history of American press freedom as it has existed in theory, law, and practice, Sam Lebovic shows that, on its own, the right of free speech has been insufficient to guarantee a fre...
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Free speech and unfree news : the paradox of press freedom in America / Sam Lebovic.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-321) and index.
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G 2017/5182
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74VKVgZ8VRPy
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0674659775 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780674659773 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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323.44509730904
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991024142811202626
