Suing the Press: Libel, the Media, and Power (Oxford University Press Paperback) - Softcover

Smolla, Rodney A

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9780195051926: Suing the Press: Libel, the Media, and Power (Oxford University Press Paperback)

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ISBN 10: 0195051920 ISBN 13: 9780195051926

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 1987

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Examines specific lawsuits against the press and other media in the United States, as well as related economic, cultural, and special consequences and implications, in order to evaluate the shortcomings and virtues of America's media

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Synopsis:

Why, Rodney Smolla asks, have so many people taken to suing the press? This spirited account offers a close look at these attacks on the media and what they reveal about American culture, the legal system, libel law, and the way the press operates.Smolla examines a host of newsmaking lawsuits as well as broader themes involving the economics of media litigation, the cultural forces that affect libel judgments, and the special problems posed by particular types of expression, such as fictional works and docudramas. The book reveals much about the media's shortcomings and virtues, not to mention the American character itself.

About the Author:

Rodney A. Smolla is Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

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