Media Law and Ethics

Roy L. Moore (Middle Tennessee State University, USA), Michael D. Murray

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02 April 2025

Communication studies; Media studies; Press & journalism; Entertainment & media law; Intellectual property law

This fully revised seventh edition provides a thorough introduction to both the legal and ethical considerations relevant to students pursuing careers in media, law and communication.

This comprehensive textbook integrates fundamental legal and ethical principles with cases and examples from both landmark moments and recent history. It incorporates discussion of new technologies and media throughout its coverage of core topics such as intellectual property, defamation and commercial speech. This edition introduces readers to media law in comparative international communication and explores topics such as data mining, artificial intelligence and the dark web. Coverage of recent court cases and congressional hearings bring readers up to date on the evolving discussion surrounding Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and today’s other major online sources.

This hybrid textbook is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in media and communication that combine law and ethics.

Online resources, including sample syllabi and a test bank, are available at www.routledge.com/9781032612928.

By: Roy L. Moore (Middle Tennessee State University USA), Michael D. Murray
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 7th edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781032612928
ISBN 10: 1032612924
Pages: 492
Publication Date: 02 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Roy L. Moore is Professor Emeritus of Journalism at the University of Kentucky, and retired Professor of Journalism and former Dean of the College of Mass Communication (now College of Media and Entertainment) at Middle Tennessee State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a J.D. from the Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta. He served as expert witness in several media law cases. Michael D. Murray is Board of Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri, and the first Governor Emeritus of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Mid America. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from St. Louis University and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He founded and led media programs at Virginia Tech, University of Louisville, University of Nevada-Las Vegas and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The revised seventh edition of Media Law and Ethics includes revised chapters by Eric P. Robinson of the University of South Carolina and new chapters by contributors Gayane Torosyan of the State University of New York at Oneonta and Kenneth A. Carberry of Curry College.

Reviews for Media Law and Ethics

This valuable new edition of Roy L. Moore and Michael D. Murray’s Media Law and Ethics provides a comprehensive and clear look at essential issues for students interested in journalism and other media careers. It has the rare ability to explain important yet complex issues such as prior restraint, defamation, and intellectual property in an easy-to-understand way with plenty of lively and helpful examples. Jon Marshall, Northwestern University, USA