Law and Ethics in the Age of Digital Communication

Law and Ethics in the Age of Digital Communication reinvents the way we examine modern legal and ethical dilemmas.This book: Integrates law and ethics and discusses them as a defense for digital communication issues created by an instant world. Illustrates the relationship between legal principles and ethical decision making. Infuses established law and principles of ethics in a manner useful for education, business, and communication professionals. Ideally structured and equally useful because it focuses on real-world application and melds theory and practice. Written from the perspective of a practicing attorney, a public relations practitioner and professor, and a journalist who has testified before Congress on media ethics issues, the authors offer a unique perspective on communication law and ethics. Using current case studies, the text shows how to make difficult ethical decisions and adhere to legal principles while practicing in the field of communication