Speech Rights in America: The First Amendment, Democracy, and the Media (The History of Media and Communication) - Softcover

Book 10 of 51: The History of Media and Communication

Stein, Laura

 
9780252075360: Speech Rights in America: The First Amendment, Democracy, and the Media (The History of Media and Communication)
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ISBN 10: 0252075366 ISBN 13: 9780252075360
Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2007

Synopsis

The First Amendment is the principle guarantor of speech rights in the United States. But the Supreme Court's interpretations of it often privilege the interests of media owners over those of the broader citizenry. 

Laura Stein argues that such rulings alienate citizens from their rights, corrupt the essential workings of democracy, and prevent the First Amendment from performing its critical role as a protector of free speech. Drawing on the best of the liberal democratic tradition, Stein demonstrates that there is a significant gap between First Amendment law and the speech rights necessary to democratic communication, and proposes an alternative set of principles to guide future judicial, legislative, and cultural policy on old and new media.

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About the Author

Laura Stein is an assistant professor of communication at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0252075366
ISBN 13 
9780252075360
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
184

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