Freedom of Expression in the 21st Century

Robert Trager teaches courses in communication law, freedom of expression, and media institutions at the University of Colorado. He is the founding editor of Communication Law and Policy. Before joining the University of Colorado faculty, Trager was an attorney with a major cable television company and practiced media law with a firm in Washington, D.C. Donna L. Dickerson is professor of communication and Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Tyler. Her teaching areas are communication law, freedom of expression, qualitative research methods, and critical and persuasive writing. Among Dickersons′ publications are books, chapters, and articles concerning the history of freedom of expression, media law, and media history. Before joining the University of Texas at Tyler, Dickerson was Director of the School of Mass Communications, then interim dean of the Graduate School at the University of South Florida. She earned her Ph.D. in journalism and mass communication from Southern Illinois University.

• PrologueWhat is Expression?Who Controls Expression?Who Controls"Tyranny of the Majority?"What does Freedom of Expression Mean?What Speech should not be Protected?Whose Expression should and should not be Protected?Should Freedom of Expression include the Right not to Speak?Balancing Freedom of Expression against Reputations, Privacy and Fair TrialsEpilogue