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Banned in the Media A Reference Guide to Censorship in the Press, Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, and the Internet
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Herbert N. Foerstel
Book Code: GR0245
ISBN: 0-313-30245-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30245-9
272 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/1998
List Price: $69.95 (UK Sterling Price: £39.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • While not a standard ready-reference tool, this well-researched book will be useful.
    —School Library Journal
  • This is a particularly vital book for high school and reference libraries. Highly Recommended
    —The Book Report
  • Banned In The Media is highly recommended reading for all students of, and participants in the press, motion pictures, broadcasting and the internet.
    —The Midwest Book Review
  • [A]n interesting, readable, and up-to-date portrayal of a problem that is of major and continuing concern.
    —ARBA
  • This book would be a useful addition to the reference room of any university's general library collection. Chapter 2's essay on the history of cencorship and the author's attention to recent court cases involving the Internet and cable television are a quick, useful overview for the researcher new to the field. Journalism faculty that teach media law also may want to add this volume to their office bookshelves.
    —Journalism and Mass Communication
Description: From colonial times to the present, the media in America has been subject to censorship challenges and regulations. This comprehensive reference guide to media censorship provides in-depth coverage of each media format--newspapers, magazines, motion pictures, radio, television, and the Internet--all of which have been, and continue to be, battlegrounds for First Amendment issues. Each media format is examined in-depth, from its origins and history through its modern development, and features discussion of landmark incidents and cases. Foerstel, author of Banned in the U.S.A., the acclaimed reference guide to book censorship in schools and public libraries, offers a brief history of media censorship, examines in-depth the drama of seven landmark incidents, and includes 31 relevant court cases. Complementing the volume are personal interviews with prominent victims of media censorship, who give human voice to the struggle of the media to remain free, and an examination of censorship of the student press. Fascinating examples of media censorship abound, from Peter Zenger's prerevolutionary trial for "seditious libel" to the modern tobacco industry's invocation of "tortious interference" to silence television news and the current rash of Internet censorship incidents. Chapter 1 offers a brief history of censorship of each of the media types. Chapter 2 features indepth analysis of seven landmark media censorship incidents: the trial of John Peter Zenger, H. L. Mencken and the hatrack case, John Henry Faulk and the radio blacklist, Progressive magazine's exposé on the H-bomb "secret," government labeling of three documentary films as "political propaganda," television's tobacco wars, and Carnegie Mellon's attempt to censor students' access to the Internet. Chapter 3 examines 31 media censorship court cases from 1735 to 1997. Chapter 4 features exclusive interviews with media figures involved in censorship issues or cases--Paul Jarrico, Howard Morland, Peter Sussman, Daniel Schorr, Walter Cronkite, and Jerry Berman. Appendix A takes a look at censorship and response regarding the student press during the 1990s, after the landmark Hazelwood decision in 1988--an important topic for students in every high school. Appendix B contains a resource list of media advocacy and censorship organizations. A selected bibliography of books and electronic resources completes the text. This volume is of interest to high school and college students, teachers, librarians and scholars, and all those who are affected by these crucial First Amendment issues.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A Brief History of Media Censorship
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Motion Pictures
  • Radio
  • Television
  • Internet
  • Prominent Examples of Media Censorship
  • The Trial of John Peter Zenger, 1735
  • H. L. Mencken and the Hatrack Case, 1926
  • John Henry Faulk and the Radio Blacklist, 1955
  • The Progressive Tells the H-Bomb Secret,1979
  • Warning: Political Propaganda May Be Dangerous to Your Health, 1983
  • The Tobacco Wars, 1994
  • A Frightened University Censors Cyberspace, 1994
  • A Chronological History of Media Censorship Cases
  • Voices from the Media
  • Paul Jarrico: The Hollywood Inquisition
  • Howard Morland: Telling the H-Bomb Secret
  • Peter Sussman: Committing Journalism
  • Daniel Schorr: Challenging Broadcasting's Corporate Masters
  • Walter Cronkite: Journalistic Courage, Then and Now
  • Jerry Berman: Forging the Digital Bill of Rights
  • Appendix A: The Student Press after Hazelwood: Censorship and Response in the 1990s
  • A Survey of Student Press Censorship
  • Conclusion: State Alternatives to Hazelwood Restraints
  • Appendix B: A Selective List of Media Advocacy and Censorship Organizations
  • Selected Bibliography
LC Card Number: 97-43931
LCC Class: P96
Dewey Class: 363
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