Freedom of expression and the media / edited by Merris Amos, Jackie Harrison, and Lorna Woods.

"Published under the auspices of the Clemens Nathan Research Centre."

Includes index.

Introduction : freedom of expression and the media / Merris Amos, Jackie Harrison, and Lorna Woods -- Free speech, communication, and the state / Thomas Gibbons -- Imposition or empowerment, freedom of speech, broadcasting, and impartiality / Steven Barnett -- Impartiality in news coverage : the present and the future / Mike Feintuck -- Packaged voices : a case study on the mediation of minority voices (asylum seekers) on television news / Bernard Gross -- The Council of Europe's standards on access to the media for minorities : a tale of near misses and staggered successes / Tarlach McGonagle -- User generated content : freedom of expression and the role of the media in a digital age / Lorna Woods -- Freedom of expression : the BBC and user generated content / Jackie Harrison -- What has human rights law done for the media? / Merris Amos -- Fighting words-the war on terror and media freedom / Peter Noorlander -- Conclusion : utilising a human rights framework / Merris Amos, Jackie Harrison, and Lorna Woods.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Freedom of expression - particularly freedom of speech - is, in most Western liberal democracies, a well accepted and long established, though contested constitutional right or principle. Whilst based in ethical, rights-based and political theories such as those of: justice, the good life, personal autonomy, self determination, and welfare, as well as arrangements over legitimate government, pluralism and its limits, democracy and the extent and role of the state, there is always a lack of agreement over what precisely freedom of expression entails and how it should be applied. For the purpose.

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