Samantha Barbas: 3 books
Newsworthy
The Supreme Court Battle over Privacy and Press Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
In 1952, the Hill family was held hostage by escaped convicts in their suburban Pennsylvania home. The family of seven was trapped for nineteen hours by three fugitives who treated them politely, took their clothes and car, and left them unharmed. The Hills quickly became the subject of international...
Laws of Image
Privacy and Publicity in America
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Americans have long been obsessed with their images—their looks, public personas, and the impressions they make. This preoccupation has left its mark on the law. The twentieth century saw the creation of laws that protect your right to control your public image, to defend your image, and to feel...
Confidential Confidential
The Inside Story of Hollywood's Notorious Scandal Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
In the 1950s, Confidential magazine, America's first celebrity scandal magazine, revealed Hollywood stars' secrets, misdeeds, and transgressions in gritty, unvarnished detail. Deploying a vast network of tipsters to root out scandalous facts about the stars, including sexual affairs, drug use, and...