Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open: A Free Press for a New Century

by Lee C. Bollinger

Book Overview

Lee Bollinger is one of our foremost experts on the First Amendment--both an erudite scholar and elegant advocate. In this sweeping account, he explores the troubled history of a free press in America and looks toward the challenges ahead.

The first amendment guaranteed freedom of the press in seemingly clear terms. However, over the course of American history, Bollinger notes, the idea of press freedom has evolved, in response to social, political,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019530439X
• ISBN13: 9780195304398
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"