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What Is an Agency Record? Today, perhaps more than ever, it is vital for college students in the United States to understand the principles of media law and the First Amendment freedoms of speech, press and assembly. It thus is fitting that the 20th edition of this textbook sees two new co-authors who bring fresh perspectives, renewed energy and scholarly expertise to the topics spanning all 16 chapters.
They have extensive backgrounds in teaching and writing about a wide range of media law topics. Their new voices, coupled with the continuing guidance and authorship of Clay Calvert, hopefully make the 20th edition of Mass Media Law timely, relevant and helpful to undergraduates across the communication fields of advertising, journalism, media studies, public relations and telecommunications.
Although updating this edition began as an attempt to keep real-life examples fresh and lively, it quickly became apparent that so much had happened in media law and continues to happen that a more thorough rewrite was needed.
