Lili Levi, University of Miami School of Law, has published Media Ownership, Newsroom Independence, and President Trump’s War on the Press. Here is the abstract.
Media ownership is now both directly and indirectly at the center of the Trump
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More about the book from the publisher’s website:
This innovative textbook edited by international experts in technology law and policy provides
Newly Published: The Law, Society, and Politics of Entertainment in Britain
Jennifer Young, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, has published The Law, Society, and Politics of Entertainment in Britain: Regulation or Self-Censorship? (Bloomsbury/Hart, 2026). Here is a description of the book from the publisher.
This open access book examines the rules
Australia’s Child Social Media Goes Into Effect
Australia has enacted a social media ban that affects children under the age of 16, and it goes into effect on December 10th. The BBC reports here.
Zaccaroni on AI and Media Freedom: From the “Brussels” to the “Strasbourg” Effect?
Giovanni Zaccaroni, University of Milano-Bicocca School of Law, has published Artificial Intelligence and Media Freedom: From the “Brussels” to the “Strasbourg” Effect? Here is the abstract.
Artificial intelligence (AI) poses both challenges and opportunities for media freedom in Europe. The
Hariharan on Physical Privacy and the Media
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Jeevan Hariharan, University College, London, Faculty of Laws, is publishing Physical Privacy and the Media, in Research Handbook on Privacy and Confidentialiy in Media Law (Normann Witzleb, Megan Rihardson, and Damian Clifford, eds.,
Norton on Fear and Free Speech
Helen L. Norton, University of Colorado Law School, has published Fear and Free Speech at 98 Southern California Law Review 1351 (2025). Here is the abstract.
Speakers who fear the prospect of the government’s punishment often express themselves less—or express
Lundqvist on Between Free Press and Fake News: Reimagining Platform Responsibility Under the DSA and the New Code of Conduct on Disinformation in the Age of AI
Bjorn Lundqvist, Stockholm University Faculty of Law, has published Between Free Press and Fake News: Reimagining Platform Responsibility Under the DSA and the New Code of Conduct on Disinformation in the Age of AI. Here is the abstract.
This
Finkin on Non-Disciplinary Professorial Speech: The First Amendment and the Decay of Professorial Norms
Matthew Finkin, University of Illinois College of Law, has published Non-Disciplinary Professorial Speech: The First Amendment and the Decay of Professorial Norms at 50 Journal of College and University Law 219 (2025). Here is the abstract.
A spate of recent
Henrickson on Academic Freedom of Speech
Wes Henrickson, Barry University School of Law, is publishing Academic Freedom of Speech in the George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal. Here is the abstract.
This Article examines the constitutional foundations, doctrinal developments, and contemporary challenges surrounding academic freedom