Media Law from Jourcomm Books

Economists, lawyers, and consumer activists consider concentration in the newspaper, book publishing, and broadcast industries. Among the earliest such investigations of the media industries. Tight, clean vols.

New edition (1889) of address delivered April 24, 1883, before Lord Coleridge. Name in ink on inside cover; red pencil lines in margin; binding weak; cover detached; cover and title page have tears.

Despite widespread criticism of the press, the authors find solid support for freedom of the press. Like new, with publisher's price tag on back cover.

Presentation copy: "To Richard Disney [professor at Iowa State U] with the best wishes of the author. Frank Thayer February 1, 1961." Stamp: "The Compliments of THE FOUNDATION PRESS...." Thayer's name also written on another page. A number in ink. Tight, clean; no marks in text block.

Compares values and policies of the late industrial era to the then-emerging values (1980s) of the communications era. Like new except for owner's lightly penciled purchase info. DJ slightly wrinkled.

Biography of George Putnam, long-time Oregon newspaper editor and publisher. He fought for progressive politics, endured fights and libel suits, and was a leading opponent of a resurgent Ku Klux Klan in Oregon. Clean copy; owner's lightly penciled purchase info the only marks.

From the 15th century introduction of printing in England to the 20th century. No marks other than owner's penciled purchase info; DJ scuffed.

Good review of the history of freedom of expression and then topical coverage of the major controversies. No marks other than owner's lightly penciled purchase information; top and bottom of cover lightly rubbed.

Clean text; owner's name in ink inside cover; front hinge cracked but binding sound.

Reprint of 1916 edition. Bookplate and owner's stamp; another name lightly penciled; thumbnail-sized smudge on front cover; no marks in textblock.

Covers history of efforts to suppress speech, with special emphasis on the late 1800s through the First World War. Like new except for owner's purchase info lightly penciled.

Whose public interest? Whose news? Government regulation or self-regulation? These are some of the questions addressed. No marks in text other than owner's lightly penciled purchase info. Pages toned at edges.

Response to proposals for government censorship of films and the film industry's moves to impose self-censorship. Clean text; only marks are owner's lightly penciled info.

Examines resource limitations and political pressures that endanger press freedom in India. Tight copy, free of marks in text except for lightly penciled owner's info.

Ad industry testimony aimed to derail proposed new rules for advertising. Clean text; owner's name in ink, plus original price stamped in ink.

Traces the enactment of rules, enforced through the Post Office, that required periodicals attest to their circulation figures, label ads that might be mistaken for editorial content, and publish statements identifying owners--all Progressive Era goals. Like new--no marks.

Classic work examines the Federalists' efforts to silence opposition speakers and newspapers. Residue of tape inside front and back covers, otherwise not marks except for lightly penciled owner's info.

Critique of broadcasters' failure to honor their obligation to the public interest. Minnow famously called TV a "Vast Wasteland" in a 1961 speech. No marks other than owner's lightly penciled name and a price written in red pencil.

Also known as the Hutchins Commission, this body provided a wide-ranging examination of press performance, and its relation to democracy, along with implications for law and policy. Clean text; owner's name in ink inside cover; DJ chipped.

A lot on Asian governments' influence on newspapers, as well as non-political concerns. Name and purchase info lightly penciled inside cover; front and back covers slightly wrinkled; no marks in textblock.