Comparative Media Law and Ethics by Tim Crook, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Providing practical and theoretical resources on media law and ethics for the United Kingdom and United States of America and referencing other legal jurisdictions such as France, Japan, India, China and Saudi Arabia, Comparative Media Law and Ethicsis suitable for upper undergraduate and postgraduate study and for professionals in the media who need to work internationally. The book focuses on the law of the United Kingdom, the source of common law, which has dominated the English speaking world, and on the law of the USA, the most powerful cultural, economic, political and military power in the world. Media law and ethics have evolved differently in the US from the UK. This book investigates why this is the case. Throughout, media law and regulation is evaluated in terms of its social and cultural context. The book has a companion website at http://www. ma-radio. gold. ac. uk/cmleproviding complementary resources and updated developments on the topics explored. | Comparative Media Law and Ethics by Tim Crook, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters