A right to offend / Brian Winston.

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Winston, Brian [author.]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781849664394
1849664390
1283853272
9781283853279
9781849662628
1849662622
9781849664400
1849664404

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Right to offend.DDC classification:

323.44091821 22

LOC classification:

JC591 .W567 2012eb
K3253 .W567 2012eb online

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Contents:

Prosecution -- Defence. Histories--to dispel the shadow of the Fatwa ; Enlightenment--to frustrate the treason of the clerks ; Law--to correct the abuses of Hackgate.

Summary: "Over the past two decades, there have been a series of events that have brought into question the concept and practice of free expression. In this new book, Winston provides an account of the current state of freedom of expression in the western world. He analyses all the most pertinent cases of conflict during the last two decades - including the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, the incident of the Danish cartoons and offended celebrities - examining cultural, legal and journalistic aspects of each case. A Right to Offend offers us a deeper understanding of the increasingly threatening environment in which free speech operates and is defended, as well as how it informs and is central to journalism practice and media freedom more generally. It is important reading for all those interested in freedom of expression in the twenty-first century."--Publisher's website.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-398) and index.

Prosecution -- Defence. Histories--to dispel the shadow of the Fatwa ; Enlightenment--to frustrate the treason of the clerks ; Law--to correct the abuses of Hackgate.

"Over the past two decades, there have been a series of events that have brought into question the concept and practice of free expression. In this new book, Winston provides an account of the current state of freedom of expression in the western world. He analyses all the most pertinent cases of conflict during the last two decades - including the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, the incident of the Danish cartoons and offended celebrities - examining cultural, legal and journalistic aspects of each case. A Right to Offend offers us a deeper understanding of the increasingly threatening environment in which free speech operates and is defended, as well as how it informs and is central to journalism practice and media freedom more generally. It is important reading for all those interested in freedom of expression in the twenty-first century."--Publisher's website.

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