This essay describes the domain of research in communication law and policy. It is based on a content analysis of research published in the journal Communication Law and Policy (1996–2004), papers presented to the Communication Law and Policy Division at annual conferences of the International Communication Association (1997–2004), as well as consideration of other resources. The most frequent areas for research were media regulation, Internet policy, and freedom of expression issues. After reviewing recent literature on the first two topics, we identified and showcased two emergent categories deserving future attention: communication and the law (particularly fair trial-free press issues) and implications of the burgeoning consolidation of media ownership.
%0 Journal Article
%1 reinard_communication_2005
%A Reinard, John C.
%A Ortiz, Sandra M.
%D 2005
%J Journal of Communication
%K 1990s 2000s citation-analysis intellectual internalist internet journal law media-policy
%N 3
%P 594--631
%R 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2005.tb02687.x
%T Communication Law and Policy: The State of Research and Theory
%V 55
%X This essay describes the domain of research in communication law and policy. It is based on a content analysis of research published in the journal Communication Law and Policy (1996–2004), papers presented to the Communication Law and Policy Division at annual conferences of the International Communication Association (1997–2004), as well as consideration of other resources. The most frequent areas for research were media regulation, Internet policy, and freedom of expression issues. After reviewing recent literature on the first two topics, we identified and showcased two emergent categories deserving future attention: communication and the law (particularly fair trial-free press issues) and implications of the burgeoning consolidation of media ownership.
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abstract = {This essay describes the domain of research in communication law and policy. It is based on a content analysis of research published in the journal Communication Law and Policy (1996\textendash{}2004), papers presented to the Communication Law and Policy Division at annual conferences of the International Communication Association (1997\textendash{}2004), as well as consideration of other resources. The most frequent areas for research were media regulation, Internet policy, and freedom of expression issues. After reviewing recent literature on the first two topics, we identified and showcased two emergent categories deserving future attention: communication and the law (particularly fair trial-free press issues) and implications of the burgeoning consolidation of media ownership.},
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author = {Reinard, John C. and Ortiz, Sandra M.},
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title = {Communication {{Law}} and {{Policy}}: {{The State}} of {{Research}} and {{Theory}}},
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