The Handbook of Communication Rights, Law, and Ethics

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Edited by

Loreto Corredoira

Complutense University of Madrid Madrid, Spain

Ignacio Bel Mallén

Complutense University of Madrid Madrid, Spain

Rodrigo Cetina Presuel

Harvard University Cambridge, USA

This edition first published 2021

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Names: Corredoira y Alfonso, Loreto, editor, author. | Bel Mallen, Ignacio, editor, author. | Cetina Presuel, Rodrigo, editor, author.

Title: The Handbook of communication rights, law, and ethics : seeking universality, equality, freedom and dignity / edited by Loreto Corredoira, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Ignacio Bel Mallén, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Rodrigo Cetina Presuel, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.

Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2021. | Series: Handbooks in communication and media | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Contents: Freedom as the essential basis of communication rights / Ignacio Bel Mallén -- Human dignity : a revolutionary principle in a cosmopolitan society / Javier Gomá -- Communication rights in an internet-based society : why is the principle of universality so important? / Loreto Corredoira -- Communication rights in the United Nations system : from declarations to soft law / Leopoldo Abad -- Universality vs. standardization : the privatization of communication rights on social media / Rodrigo Cetina-Presuel -- U.S. and international communication rights frameworks and the pursuit of global consensus / Erik Ugland -- Communication rights and their messages : news, opinions, ideas and advertising / Ignacio Bel Mallén -- Subjects of communication rights : a special study of minors / María Isabel Serrano Maíllo -- News : objectivity and truth / Justino Sinova -- Journalists, confidentiality and sources / Lorenzo Cotino Hueso -- Addressing the risks of harms caused by disinformation : European vs American approaches to testing the limits of dignity and freedom of expression online / Divina Frau-Meigs -- The law and ethics of journalism in a changing world : new professional realities and challenges for communication professionals / Fernando Gutiérrez Atala -- Data protection as a limit to communication rights. A general vision of European data protection / José Martínez Soria -- Regulation of internet intermediaries and communication rights / Joan Barata -- Imperiling community memory : the European right to be Forgotten’s tampering of search engine results / Krystie Byrum -- The crime of historical denialism as a limit to freedom of expression : a European glance German / Manuel Teruel -- Hate speech in the United States and abroad : finding common ground / Chris Demaske -- Political communication and electoral campaigns in Europe : the search for international standards / Rafael Rubio -- One servant cannot serve two masters : a struggle for divided loyalties of media regulation in East Asia / Grace Leung & Richard Wu -- Latin American thinking in communication and advances in communication rights / Rolando Guevara Martínez -- Media disorder and the future of journalism : international developments and the challenge of WikiLeaks / Jane Johnston & Anne Wallace -- Public communication and sustainability in a post-truth era / María José Canel Crespo -- Freedom of expression on social networks and doxing / Pedro Anguita -- The emerging threat of Artificial Intelligence algorithms and synthetic media : a consideration of journalists’ responsibilities / Muira Nicolette McCammon -- Journalism routines depend on clicks : best practices for using metrics in journalism / Martza Zapata Vazquez -- Epilogue : why communication law and ethics need each other / Ignacio Bel Mallén & Marisa Aguirre Nieto.