How Free Can the Press Be?

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESSISBN: 9780252075209

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By Randall P. Bezanson
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272

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''Too often the press cries 'First Amendment' as if it gave an absolute answer-- as if freedom of the press trumped all other values. Randall Bezanson has found an ingenious and fascinating way to cut through the absolutes, putting provocative questions about leading press cases that make us see that privacy, fairness, and other interests have their claim, too. Reporters, editors, and their lawyers should read this book and reflect on it.'' Anthony Lewis, author of The Myth of the Imperial Judiciary: Why the Right Is Wrong About the Courts ''Bezanson provides the kind of glimpses into the background of [court] cases that students love... And he asks provocative questions at the end of each chapter which are virtually guaranteed to spark some lively debate in class about what the limits of press freedom ought to be.'' Journalism & Mass Communication Educator

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