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Law as Source: How the Legal System Facilitates Investigative Journalism
Shapira, Roy
Shapira, Roy
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Abstract
Legal scholars have long recognized that the media plays a key role in assuring the proper functioning of political and business markets Yet we have understudied the role of law in assuring effective media scrutiny. This Article develops a theory of law as source. The basic premise is that the law not only regulates what the media can or cannot say, but also facilitates media scrutiny by producing information.