Banned in the Media: A Reference Guide to Censorship in the Press, Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, and the Internet

by Herbert N. Foerstel

Book Overview

From colonial times to the present, the media in America has been subject to censorship challenges and regulations. This comprehensive reference guide to media censorship provides in-depth coverage of each media format--newspapers, magazines, motion pictures, radio, television, and the Internet--all of which have been, and continue to be, battlegrounds for First Amendment issues. Each media format is examined in-depth, from its origins and history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313302456
• ISBN13: 9780313302459
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher