Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Purpose of Press Freedom -- Story 1: Freedom to Publish -- 2. Editorial Judgment -- Story 2: Freedom to Decide What to Publish -- Story 3: Truth and Uncertainty -- 3. News -- Story 4: News and Entertainment -- Story 5: News and Commerce -- 4. Privacy and Responsibility -- Story 6: Protecting Privacy -- Story 7: What Is the Public�s Business? -- 5. Newsgathering and Press Conduct -- Story 8: Legal Privilege: Above the Law? -- Story 9: Newsgathering and Press Independence
Summary
Randall P. Bezanson discusses in depth nine legal cases which have significantly helped to define the limits of press freedom in America. Ranging across issues of victim identification, political bias & public interest, this is a detailed examination of what 'freedom of the press' actually means in the US
