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Media Law: Text, Cases and Materials offers an insightful discussion of the fundamental principles of media law, along with critical commentary on the leading cases, statutory provisions and other materials vital to the study of this dynamic field governing virtually every form of mass communication from newspapers and radio broadcasting to television programming and video streaming online. Our expert author team delves into the important legal issues behind topics such as the regulation of the press, libel and privacy law, standards in advertising, ownership of media assets, and the application of competition law to the media, providing you with a thorough understanding of the practical implications of the law.

About the authors:
Eric Barendt is Emeritus Professor of Media Law at University College London. He was previously Goodman Professor of Media Law (UCL) for twenty years, the first holder of a chair in media law in the United Kingdom. He is an editor of the Journal of Media Law, the leading journal in this field published in the UK.

Jason Bosland is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne where he also serves as Deputy Director of the Centre for Media and Communications Law.

Rachael Craufurd-Smith is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh where she specialises in media, the regulation of culture and European Union law. She is also a qualified solicitor and has worked for the public broadcasting sector. She currently heads the University of Edinburgh team working on a research project (MEDIADEM) to support free and independent media in the EU.

Lesley Hitchens is Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has extensive teaching experience in the United Kingdom and Australia in the field of communications regulation. Prior to her academic work she was a practicing solicitor in London and Sydney.

This book stands out from others on media law by emphasising the increasingly important regulatory and European aspects, and focussing less on more traditional common law topics. The authors take a comparative approach, using material from the USA and Commonwealth jurisdictions, as well as looking at relevant aspects of Human Rights law. The commentary is comprehensive and critical, introducing you to the wide range of technical and policy questions which are posed in the field of media law.