Media Law and Ethics

Roy L. Moore is Professor Emeritus of Journalism at the University of Kentucky, and retired Professor of Journalism and former Dean of the College of Mass Communication (now College of Media and Entertainment) at Middle Tennessee State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a J.D. from the Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta. He served as expert witness in several media law cases.Michael D. Murray is Board of Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri, and the first Governor Emeritus of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Mid America. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from St. Louis University and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He founded and led media programs at Virginia Tech, University of Louisville, University of Nevada-Las Vegas and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.The revised seventh edition of Media Law and Ethics includes revised chapters by Eric P. Robinson of the University of South Carolina and new chapters by contributors Gayane Torosyan of the State University of New York at Oneonta and Kenneth A. Carberry of Curry College.

This valuable new edition of Roy L. Moore and Michael D. Murray’s Media Law and Ethics provides a comprehensive and clear look at essential issues for students interested in journalism and other media careers. It has the rare ability to explain important yet complex issues such as prior restraint, defamation, and intellectual property in an easy-to-understand way with plenty of lively and helpful examples.Jon Marshall, Northwestern University, USA

• About the Authors Preface to the Seventh Edition 1. American Law, the Legal System and the Judicial Process 2. Media Ethics: A Cognitive Framework 3. Prior Restraint 4. Defamation 5. Privacy 6. Indecency and Obscenity 7. Electronic and Social Media 8. Corporate and Commercial Speech 9. Intellectual Property 10. International and Foreign Law