The new edition has been extensively revised and expanded. It contains numerous new features
such as the distinction between media law and related areas journalistic protection zones the
protection of press products and current issues in commercial law. The section on the limits
of reporting is now structured according to the interests to be protected rather than the
traditional separation between image and language reporting. Digital services such as social
networks and search engines are also considered in selected contexts particularly in the
chapters on journalistic diversity and public opinion formation financing and media
liability. The presentation remains concise without sacrificing key developments and references
to legal history comparative law EU law and interdisciplinary topics.
