Suing the Press: Libel, the Media, and Power

by Rodney A. Smolla

Book Overview

From Carol Burnett vs. The National Enquirer to William Westmoreland vs. CBS, lawsuits against the media have captured many a headline in recent years. This spirited account offers a close look at these attacks on the press and what they reveal about American culture, the legal system and libel law, and the way the press operates.

Why, Rodney Smolla asks, have so many people--people as various as Ralph Nader, Clint Eastwood, Lillian Hellman,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195039017
• ISBN13: 9780195039016
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"