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Rights vs. Responsibilities The Supreme Court and the Media
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Elizabeth Blanks Hindman
Book Code: GM9922
ISBN: 0-313-29922-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29922-3
200 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/1997
List Price: $115.00 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • In an astute and detailed historical analysis, Hindman elucidates the principles and behavior the Supreme Court has demanded of the media.... Threading her way through the opinions by 43 justices grappling with the problem of press responsibility over a 65-year period, Hindman concludes that changes in judicial rules reflect changes in the nation's political climate.... The Court has viewed the rules governing media responsibility as policy rather than principle, and media freedom not as an intrinsic right but as a means to a free and just society. Recommended for readers who want to understand the formulation of rules that would maintain a free and responsible press.
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    Choice
  • ....a wonderful resource, carefully footnoted and meticulously written.
    —Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
  • Endorsement From Hazel Dicken-Garcia
    Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
    University of Minnesota:     Truly original historical analysis, meticulous research, superior analytic skill and exceptional writing make this unique, informative book about media law, ethics and history a significant contribution to these fields and mass communication literature generally.
Description: In the past 65 years, the United States Supreme Court has outlined, through its decisions, its conceptions of the roles and responsibilities of the U.S. media. Analyzing every Supreme Court media case from 1931 to 1996, this book explores the changes in how the Court has conceived of the media's freedom. Hindman focuses on the educational and political functions of the media, the ethical principles of truth telling, and the conflict between collectivist and individualist interpretations of the First Amendment. The author challenges accepted views in the field, arguing that despite the justices' rhetoric, the Court has treated media freedom as a social goal rather than a right.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Rights and Responsibilities, Politics and Philosophies
  • Functions and Canons: Defining Media Responsibility
  • The Early Years--1931-1953
  • The Warren Court Years--1953-1969
  • The Centrist Years--1969-1981
  • The move to Conservatism--1981-1996
  • Positivism and Policy
  • Appendix: Chronological Case List
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 96-38794
LCC Class: KF4774
Dewey Class: 342
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