First Amendment Theories and Press Responsibility: The Work of Zechariah Chafee, Thomas Emerson, Vincent Blasi and Edwin Baker.

Hindman, Elizabeth Blanks

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ERIC Number: EJ442693

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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First Amendment Theories and Press Responsibility: The Work of Zechariah Chafee, Thomas Emerson, Vincent Blasi and Edwin Baker.

Hindman, Elizabeth Blanks

Journalism Quarterly, v69 n1 p48-64 Spr 1992

Examines the work of four major legal theorists with respect to interpreting First Amendment rights. Asserts that the work of these theorists assumes press responsibility, which could, if adopted by the court system, result in restrictions on freedom of the press. (PRA)

Descriptors: Censorship, Constitutional History, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Journalism, Mass Media, Mass Media Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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