Journalism Under Fire: Protecting the Future of Investigative Reporting (Columbia Journalism Review Books)

A healthy democracy requires vigorous, uncompromising investigative journalism. But today the free press faces a daunting set of challenges: in the face of harsh criticism from powerful politicians and the threat of lawsuits from wealthy individuals, media institutions are confronted by an uncertain financial future and stymied by a judicial philosophy that takes a narrow view of the protections that the Constitution affords reporters. In Journalism Under Fire, Stephen Gillers proposes a bold set of legal and policy changes that can overcome these obstacles to protect and support the work of journalists. Gillers argues that law and public policy must strengthen the freedom of the press, including protection for news gathering and confidential sources. He analyzes the First Amendment’s Press Clause, drawing on older Supreme Court cases and recent dissenting opinions to argue for greater press freedom than the Supreme Court is today willing to recognize. Beyond the First Amendment, Journalism Under Fire advocates policies that facilitate and support the free press as a public good. Gillers proposes legislation to create a publicly funded National Endowment for Investigative Reporting, modeled on the national endowments for the arts and for the humanities; improvements to the Freedom of Information Act; and a national anti-SLAPP law, a statute to protect media organizations from frivolous lawsuits, to help journalists and the press defend themselves in court. Gillers weaves together questions of journalistic practice, law, and policy into a program that can ensure a future for investigative reporting and its role in our democracy.

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Gillers, Stephen

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Columbia University Press

A healthy democracy requires vigorous, uncompromising investigative journalism. But today the free press faces a daunting set of challenges: in the face of harsh criticism from powerful politicians and the threat of lawsuits from wealthy individuals, media institutions are confronted by an uncertain financial future and stymied by a judicial philosophy that takes a narrow view of the protections that the Constitution affords reporters. In Journalism Under Fire, Stephen Gillers proposes a bold set of legal and policy changes that can overcome these obstacles to protect and support the work of journalists. Gillers argues that law and public policy must strengthen the freedom of the press, including protection for news gathering and confidential sources. He analyzes the First Amendment’s Press Clause, drawing on older Supreme Court cases and recent dissenting opinions to argue for greater press freedom than the Supreme Court is today willing to recognize. Beyond the First Amendment, Journalism Under Fire advocates policies that facilitate and support the free press as a public good. Gillers proposes legislation to create a publicly funded National Endowment for Investigative Reporting, modeled on the national endowments for the arts and for the humanities; improvements to the Freedom of Information Act; and a national anti-SLAPP law, a statute to protect media organizations from frivolous lawsuits, to help journalists and the press defend themselves in court. Gillers weaves together questions of journalistic practice, law, and policy into a program that can ensure a future for investigative reporting and its role in our democracy.

Provides the full court transcript of the evening, in 1994, when a panel of three judges and The Association of the Bar of the City of New York heard an appeal in regard to Hamlet, the late Prince of Denmark and famous Shakespearean character.

The Elsinore Appeal: People V. Hamlet

Literature & Fiction

Kornstein, Daniel J.

Frankel, Marvin E.

Shakespeare., William

Greene, Norman L.

Roberts, Jeanne A.

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

British & Irish

St Martins Pr

In presenting the new edition of his casebook on the regulation of lawyer ethics, Gillers (New York U. School of Law) notes that ethics is about more than being morally good, it is about being professionally safe. He presents and explains case material relevant to the regulation of lawyer practices in 16 chapters organized into sections no the client-lawyer relationship; concurrent and successive conflicts of interest; special lawyer roles related to the handling of real evidence, negotiation and transactional matters, entity representation, and judicial conduct; control of quality; and First Amendment rights of lawyers. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Regulation of lawyers: Problems of law and ethics (Law school casebook series)

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Little,Brown

Regulation of Lawyers Statutes and Standards/Supplement

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Little,Brown & Co

Regulation of Lawyers: Problems of Law and Ethics (Law School Casebook Series)

Medical Books

Medicine

Little Brown & Co Law & Business

Regulation of lawyers: Statutes and standards : with recent Supreme Court decisions and ABA opinions

Short Stories & Anthologies

Cover shows minimal signs of shelf wear, but the spine appears unread. All pages are clean and the binding is tight. SHIPS IN 24 HRS. OR LESS!

The rights of lawyers and clients (An American Civil Liberties Union handbook)

Politics & Government

Avon/Books

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