01238cam a22002174a 450000500170000002000330001704000330005008200170008310000160010024500400011626000410015630000270019750400200022452006650024465000150090965000200092465000140094470000200095870000190097870000230099720251006130758.0  a9780414042131cTZS.115,024/=  aMCCLbeng.eAACR 2nd rev.ed.  a343.099  MED  aCarey,Peter10aMedia lawc/ Peter, Carey...[et al]  aLondon:bThomson Reuters. ;cc 2010.  axxxvi,395 p. :c23 cm.  aIncludes index.  aThis groundbreaking book examines the protection of personal rights to reputation and privacy, the administration of justice, the role of government censorship, the protection of the newsgathering process, the regulation of the media and the impact of digital communications. The analysis is grounded in an account of media freedom that looks at the important democratic functions performed by the media and journalism. Examining various key themes, the book shows how those functions continue to evolve in a changing political culture. Authoritative and accessible, the book is essential reading for students and scholars of media law"-- Provided by publisher 0aDefamation 0aData protection 0aCopyright  aArmstrong, Nick  aLamount,Duncan  aQuartermaine,James