Amy Gajda, a former journalist, is Associate Professor of Law at Tulane University.
The difficult question—as always in First Amendment and most
constitutional litigation—is where to draw the line. In grappling
with that and offering provisional answers…Gajda do[es] a great
service.
*Chronicle of Higher Education*
Provocative and well-researched… Gajda’s book serves as a warning
that courts may be losing patience with repeated appeals from media
organizations—which may or may not properly be considered
journalistic—claiming that their right to broadcast increasingly
intrusive and personal material is of newsworthiness, and in the
public interest. Her argument is that these profit-driven,
sensationalistic efforts to push the limits of the First Amendment
will wind up spoiling press freedoms for the professional
mainstream press, by setting court precedents that chip away at
First Amendment rights for everyone… It’s a timely intervention,
and Gajda carries it off convincingly.
*PopMatters*
An eye-opening, relevant and cautionary book.
*Kirkus Reviews*
Former journalist Gajda’s timely book addresses threats to freedom
of the press in the age of blogging and digital news sources… [It]
tackles a complex subject in a compelling way.
*Library Journal*
What can be done to save journalism from growing legal pushbacks
and the rise of privacy that threatens First Amendment safeguards?
Amy Gajda has written an incredibly timely and detailed book,
packed with compelling examples.
*Clay Calvert, University of Florida*
The First Amendment Bubble raises very important questions about
the future of journalism and concerns that judicial responses to
irresponsible reporting could harm our democratic society. The
author’s experience as a journalist shines through in this
well-researched and engaging book.
*Angela Campbell, Georgetown University Law Center*
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