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Freedom of Expression and the Internet

by Hal Marcovitz
112p. 978-1-42050-227-5.
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Gr 7 Up—This book explores the parameters of freedom of speech and the responsibility that accompanies it, explaining as well the difference between the presentation of fact and opinion. The remainder of the volume is devoted to child-protection policies, concerns about anonymity, copyright issues, trademark violations, "School Speech and Cyberbullies," and "International Free Speech." The text is well organized and clearly written, outlining the issues in such a way as to be understandable to teens. Color photos, sidebars, discussion questions, and a list of organization contacts are included. This is a good source for report writers.—Carol Jones Collins, Hanover Park High School, East Hanover, NJ
These series entries provide useful overviews of their topics. The information is fairly well contextualized in the main texts and further supported through sidebars and pull-quotes. Many photographs (some illogically placed or only marginally related to the subjects) in addition to charts and graphs appear throughout. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Hot Topics titles: Freedom of Expression and the Internet, Poverty, and Bias in the Media.
Reviewed by Carol Jones Collins , Mar 01, 2011

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