Discover how modern technological realities shape freedoms of expression and opinion with this comprehensive resource.
The Handbook of Communication Rights, Law, and Ethics delivers an extensive review of the challenges facing modern communication rights. It offers readers an examination of the interplay between communication law and ethics and the role played by communication professionals in protecting individuals’ rights to communication.
Distinguished authors Loreto Corredoira, Ignacio Bel Mallén and Rodrigo Cetina Presuel walk readers through the fundamental ideas and concepts that represent universal common ground regarding communication rights. They compare communication rights theories developed in Europe, the United States, Latin America, Australia, and East Asia to describe how communication-related freedoms and rights are formulated and applied around the world. Finally, the meaning of the phrases “freedom of expression” and “freedom of the press” are examined in the context of national constitutions and international human rights instruments.The Handbook of Communication Rights, Law, and Ethics provides readers with:
- A diverse, global perspective on how communication rights are protected and challenged around the world
- A universal vision of communication rights that encourages dialogue rather than confrontation
- A comparison of the American First Amendment of the Constitution with European communication rights theories and other legal traditions around the world
- An exploration of the frontiers of communication rights concepts, terminology, jurisdiction, and territoriality
Perfect for professors, graduate students, doctoral students, and postdoctoral researchers studying communication rights and freedom of expression around the world, The Handbook of Communication Rights, Law, and Ethics also belongs on the bookshelves of researchers studying issues surrounding freedom of the press in North America, Europe, and Latin America.
Table of Contents
Preface viii
Monroe E. Price
Introduction 1
Rodrigo Cetina Presuel and Loreto Corredoira
Part I Communication Rights: Principles 7
1. Freedom as the Essential Basis for Communication Rights 9
Ignacio Bel Mallén
2. Dignity, a Revolutionary Principle in a Cosmopolitan Society 20
Javier Gomá Lanzón
3. Communication Rights in an Internet-Based Society: Why Is the Principle of Universality So Important? 30
Loreto Corredoira
4. Communication Rights in the United Nations System: From Declarations to "Soft Law" 47
Leopoldo Abad Alcalá
5. Universality vs. Standardization: The Privatization of Communication Rights on Social Media 57
Rodrigo Cetina Presuel
6. United States and International Communication Rights Frameworks and the Pursuit of Global Consensus 75
Erik Ugland
Part II Communication Rights: A Study of Subjects and Messages 87
7. Communication Rights and Their Messages: News, Opinions, Ideas, and Advertising 89
Ignacio Bel Mallén
8. Subjects of Communication Rights: A Special Study of Minors 100
Isabel Serrano Maíllo
9. News: Objectivity and Truth 111
Justino Sinova
10. Journalists, Confidentiality, and Sources 121
Lorenzo Cotino Hueso
11. Addressing the Risks of Harms Caused by Disinformation: European vs. US Approaches to Testing the Limits of Dignity and Freedom of Expression Online 135
Divina Frau-Meigs
12. The Law and Ethics of Journalism in a Changing World: New Professional Realities and Challenges for Communication Professionals 147
Fernando Gutiérrez Atala
Part III Studies in Comparative Communication Law 157
13. Data Protection as a Limit to Communication Rights: A General Vision of Data Protection in Europe 159
José Martínez Soria
14. Regulation of Internet Intermediaries and Communication Rights 172
Joan Barata
15. Imperiling Community Memory: The European Right to be Forgotten's Tampering of Search Engine Results 185
Kristie Byrum
16. The Crime of Historical Denialism as a Limit to the Freedom of Expression 195
Germán M. Teruel Lozano
17. Hate Speech in the United States and Abroad: Finding Common Ground 205
Chris Demaske
18. Political Communication and Electoral Campaigns in Europe: The Search for International Standards 217
Rafael Rubio
19. One Servant Cannot Serve Two Masters: A Struggle for Divided Loyalties of Media Regulation in Hong Kong 228
Grace Leung and Richard Wu
20. Latin American Thinking in Communication and Advances in Communication Rights 241
Rolando Guevara-Martínez
21. Media Disorder and the Future of Journalism: International Developments and the Challenge of WikiLeaks 253
Jane Johnston and Anne Wallace
Part IV At the Intersection of Law and Ethics: Challenges in the Age of Algorithms, Disinformation, and Post-Truth 265
22. Public Communication and Sustainability in a Post-Truth Era 267
María José Canel
23. Freedom of Expression in Social Networks and Doxing 279
Pedro Anguita R
24. The Emerging Threat of Synthetic Media: A Consideration of Journalists' Responsibilities 292
Muira Nicollet McCammon
25. Journalism Routines Depend on Clicks: Best Practices for Using Metrics in Journalism 303
Mariza Zapata Vásquez
26. Epilogue 315
Ignacio Bel Mallén and Marisa Aguirre Nieto
Index 319
