Media Law

by Messenger

Media A Practical Guide (Revised Edition) provides a clear and concise explanation of media law principles. It focuses on the practical aspects of how to protect oneself from claims and how to evaluate the likelihood of a successful claim. This new edition has been revised to reflect important changes and updates to the law, including recent developments relating to scandalous trademarks, embedding, fair use, drones, revenge porn laws, interpretation of emoji, GDPR, false statements laws, lies, and the libel implications of the #MeToo movement. Media Law is divided into five sections that help non-lawyers understand how the principles apply to their actual background information about the legal system; things you can be sued for; how you actually gather information; ways the government can regulate speech; and practical issues that are related to media law. This book is perfect for courses in media and communications law or a combination course in journalism law and ethics, as it covers both the legal and ethical aspects of communication.

358 pages, Paperback

Published June 7, 2019

Reviews

[Ben Steinfield · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ashley Messenger should not be advising anyone about media law, considering that she is being sued for giving bad advice. ( NPR)
Reading over this book, I found it most disturbing. Anyone thinking about a possible career in media law should do their research and investigate, I don't think she will be advising anyone when the public learns about some facts, Amazon should remove this book from their lists.
UP-DATE OCTOBER 2019 Ashley Messenger BUYER BEWARE!!!
Hello readers, I know this is a bold title, someone made a reference that my short warning in another review regarding a Revised Edition of this same book by Ashley Messenger was not a review at all, and that I probably didn't read the book, yes, you may assume correctly, however, please keep reading.
My daughter who is attending college is very interested in this subject for a career, she was recommended to purchase this book by one of her teachers.
She would sit for hours and I could hear her saying 'this is good" "this is amazing" so I thought, ok, I will look up the author and see what shes fussing about. Well is seems that the person who wrote this book, is giving advice about "how to protect yourself from libel" is being sued, not just sued, but a serious tort! I won't go into details because it is a matter of law and I am no authority, however . . . this lawsuit is MOST DISTURBING.. and as far as giving "advice"...it seems her advice got her in serious hot water, so so much for fond reviews....who would pay this kind of money for 'BAD ADVICE'- Reading the filing of this case against NPR and Ashley Messenger as general counsel is not just nauseating, but a very disturbing trend that seems to be happening concerning the media press and their lies, it is people like this I deem most UN-patriotic to basic decent principles, and I hope she ends up in jail and the rest of her co-horts.
And yes I did look through many chapters very intriguing and well written, but for facts about truth, I advise reading the lawsuit, because this book is simply defending lies.
No! I did not read it, and if you think this type of advice is healthy for society, I suggest you see a psychiatric doctor. Oh, my daughter also read the case.... she decided to instead look into defending people who are defamed. Ben

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I assigned this as the textbook for a media law class that I taught to undergrad journalism students. It's perfect for non-lawyers (or non-law students) because it explains media law in plain language. The author references cases in the way you would explain to a friend the gist of a case, but there are not long excerpts from cases, which I like, since I was teaching undergrads. The book is also organized in logical sections (things you can get sued for grouped into one set of chapters, then newsgathering and access issues, etc.). It's really an A-Z compilation of everything a journalist needs to know about the law - and I even learned a few things myself! Students commented in their evaluations that they liked the book. I would definitely use this again (and keep it as a handy reference to use myself).

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic practical guide not only for media law students but also longtime practitioners, written by a very well-respected media lawyer and a leader in this field. I use this book all the time in my practice advising journalists, and I've also used it to teach a media law course to undergrads. This book explains difficult legal concepts in clear, easy-to-understand terms, and unlike most textbooks, it focuses on practical take-aways for journalists. Since it was updated in 2019, it covers many recent cases and issues. This book is a must-have for media lawyers and media law students.

[Lyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Media Law does a great job of dumbing complicated legal issues down enough for every day people to understand. However, the overwhelming number of examples really bogged the pace down. Choosing two or three examples would have helped a lot (instead of five or six). By the time I was done reading all the examples I couldn’t even remember the case names which isn’t ideal.

[alex caban-echevarria]

another school book done 🤓