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Freedom of Speech in the United Statesfifth editionConsulting editor: Freedom of speech, historically one of our most cherished rights, faces new challenges today. From the Internet and V-chips to campaign finance reform and the Patriot Act, new technology and social issues raise difficult First Amendment issues. This award-winning text offers a clear, thorough, and fascinating introduction to the complex history and current interpretations of our free speech principles. Beginning with the roots of Western free speech concepts in classical Greek thought and British common law, it traces the development of contemporary freedoms and controls from colonial times to the present, through significant legislation and Supreme Court cases. It explores issues arising from sedition, blasphemy, obscenity, political protest, commercial advertising, the right of the press to report news and express opinion, Internet access and filters, and other controversial issues. Important reading for students of the First Amendment, Freedom of Speech in the United States guides readers to an understanding of complex concepts with clear explanations, brief abstracts of major court cases, and numerous study aids. Thoroughly updated, the fifth edition shows how historical challenges to freedom of speech arise anew with the emergence of new technologies, political issues, and social concerns. FEATURES
FEATURES OF THE NEW EDITION
For more detailed discussion of the new features, updates, and revisions, please see the preface. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCESThe following materials are available to professors for classroom use with Freedom of Speech in the United States.
COMMENTS FROM PROFESSORS"Freedom of Speech in the United States is the best book I have seen for this particular course. Its major strength is that it provides a good overview for the various freedom of expression issues without becoming a casebook . . . . I particularly like the way it blends excerpts from cases with the authors' commentaries." "I use Tedford as a comprehensive resource of free speech decisions and the history of common law. It is an excellent text, and has served my purposes well." "I find the Tedford & Herbeck text to be of immense value in the classroom. It is written in a style that is both easy for students to read while at the same time challenging for students who aren't accustomed to thinking about difficult issues related to balancing rights." "This is an excellent resource and lays out the key developments very well." "It is the best combination of history and law on the market." "It's better than other books on First Amendment philosophy, political heresy, and time, place, and manner." "It covers key topics and provides concise overviews of landmark cases." "It's an excellent overview, well written and appropriate for the level of students I'm teaching." "Excellent coverage." "Good contextual foundation of First Amendment. . . . The book is very thorough in its treatment of issues, cases, and developments." "Other general texts on free speech are not nearly as complete." "Best on the market." On the web site"VERY useful for myself and for students in pointing to extra resources." On the Annual Updates "The updates are very useful." "They are an excellent way to stay current on where the court is on various issues." "indicate relevance of First Amendment decisions." "I couldn't teach 'contemporary' issues without updates." "[The Updates] are vital to realizing the 'status quo.'" AWARDSUpon publication of the first edition of Freedom of Speech in the United States in 1985, the Speech Communication Association (now the National Communication Association) presented the author with the H. A. Wichelns Memorial Award for "outstanding scholarship in communication and law." Following the publication of the fourth edition, the Text and Academic Authors association presented Freedom of Speech in the United States with a 2002 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award, as a textbook "whose excellence has been demonstrated over time." In 2006, the National Communication Association presented Freedom of Speech in the United States with the Franklyn S. Haiman Award. ABOUT THE AUTHORSThomas L. Tedford is professor emeritus of communication at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he taught the course in freedom of speech for more than two decades prior to his retirement. His Ph.D. in speech communication (rhetoric and public address) is from Louisiana State University. He has been active in the Commission on Freedom of Expression of the National Communication Association since its inception in the early 1960s, having served as the chair of the commission, editor of its newsletter, and editor of its Free Speech Yearbook. Upon publication of the first edition of Freedom of Speech in the United States, in 1985, the National Communication Association (then known as the Speech Communication Association) presented him with the H. A. Wichelns Memorial Award for "outstanding scholarship in communication and law." Tedford is coeditor with John J. Makay and David L. Jamison of Perspectives on Freedom of Speech: Selected Essays from the Journals of the Speech Communication Association (Southern Illinois University Press, 1987), and the author of Public Speaking in a Free Society (McGraw-Hill, 1991). Additional publications on freedom of speech have appeared in the Speech Teacher, the Free Speech Yearbook, the English Journal, and the American Library Association's Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom. Dale A. Herbeck is professor and chair of the Communication Department at Boston College, where he teaches courses in communication law, cyberlaw, and freedom of expression. His Ph.D. in rhetorical studies is from the University of Iowa. His scholarship—which includes numerous book chapters, articles, and papers presented before scholarly societies—has been recognized with the Past President's Award of the Eastern Communication Association, the James Madison Award from the Southern States Communication Association, and the Robert M. O'Neill Award from the Commission on Freedom of Expression of the National Communication Association. Herbeck also received the 2000 Teaching Award from the Boston College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in recognition of his excellence in the classroom. He has served as president of the American Forensic Association, president of the American Communication Association, chair of the Commission on Freedom of Expression of the National Communication Association, and editor of both Argumentation and Advocacy and the Free Speech Yearbook. Copyright © 1985, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005 Strata Publishing, Inc.
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