This 258-page edition explains how mass communication law issues have been resolved in Oklahoma by identifying and analyzing the state statutes, federal and state judicial decisions, and state attorney general opinions shaping media law in the state. No other scholar has connected the dots between these primary sources to explain the state's mass communication law. While used as a reference by journalists and attorneys in the state, the book has also been adopted for media law courses at the University of Oklahoma, the University of Central Oklahoma and East Central University.
The book cites more than 100 cases and dozens of statutes related to 13 legal topics:
Freedom of Speech and Press
Libel
False Light
Infliction of Emotional Distress
Intrusion
Publishing Private Facts
Open Records Act
Open Meeting Act
Journalist's Privilege
Free Press-Fair Trial
Obscenity
Appropriation
Commercial Speech