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Given global concern over the increasing conflict between "informational privacy" and protection of online communication, this article examines the post– Google Spain impact on the right to be forgotten in the European Union and its worldwide impact.

In Japan, loss of face is as important as loss of personal reputation, but there have not been many libel or slander suits, as compared with the United States. Monetary awards in Japan are small. The Japanese do not make a distinction between libel and slander and, in criminal libel, one could be held accountable regardless of the truth or falsity of private comments. But since World War II, there has been much effort to balance private and public interests, with much freedom going to the public side. The Japanese press, this study argues, is both powerful and relatively free to publish what it wishes.

The article considers whether the current state of press freedom under President Roh Tae Woo is a temporary phenomenon in the traditionally volatile body politic of South Korea or a permanent fixture of a newly burgeoning Korean democracy. It pursues three questions: (1) what socio-political and legal reforms have been introduced to expand press freedom, since Roh's June 1987 declaration; (2) how has the press changed as a result of these socio-political and legal reforms; and (3) what structural and institutional changes in the press have put it on a more solid footing as the Fourth Estate of a "democratic" South Korea? (DÜI-Sen)

This systematic review of more than 300 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (JMCQ) articles on media law since 1924 documents what a vital scholarly outlet the journal has been and continues to be for research on freedom of the press and speech. While defamation law remains a popular topic, journalism and mass communication scholars have expanded their focus to a wider range of media law issues, including privacy, copyright, student speech, journalistic privilege, free press v. fair trial, advertising, and issues involving other media. JMCQ has been refreshingly open to international and comparative law, moving away from a U.S.-centric approach to media freedom. The review highlights a decline in the number of media law articles published in recent years, possibly due to competition from alternative journals, manuscript length limitations, and the APA-style requirement. Nevertheless, media law scholarship remains essential, offering invaluable insights into the evolving legal landscape of media.