freedom of the press

Media Law: Overview 

Media law refers to the regulations of mass media production and use. It includes various types of media forms such as broadcast television, radio, film, internet, and print; however, broadcast media is the most heavily regulated. Media Law can cover censorship, intellectual property (i.e.

• First Amendment
• freedom of speech
• freedom of the press
• content
• FCC
• Congress
• federal statute

In First Amendment law, prior restraint is government action that prohibits speech or other expression before the speech happens.

• First Amendment
• freedom of speech
• PROTECTED SPEECH
• right to free speech
• freedom of the press