A Right to Offend

ISBN: 9781849660037 出版年：2012 页码：433 Brian Winston Bloomsbury Publishing

Over the past two decades, theseries of events that have brought into question the concept and practice of free expression. In this new book, Winston provides an account of the current state of freedom of expression in the western world. He analyses all the most pertinent cases of conflict during the last two decades - including the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, the incident of the Danish cartoons and offended celebrities - examining cultural, legal and journalistic aspects of each case. A Right to Offend offeunderstanding of the increasingly threatening environment in whioperates and is defended, it informs and is central to journalism practice and media freedom more generally. It is important reading for all those interested in freedom of expression in the twenty-first century.