The journalist's guide to media law /
Pearson, Mark, 1954-,
The journalist's guide to media law / [print] Mark Pearson and Mark Polden. - forth edition. - Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen and Unwin, (c)2011. - xv, 480 pages ; 24 cm
Part 1: Journalists and the Legal System Part 2: Reporting Crime and Justice Part 3: Journalists and Reputations Part 4: Investigative Journalism Part 5: Ethics and the Law Apendices
Includes bibliographies and index.
Media law and ethics -- The legal system -- Freedom of the press. Open justice -- Contempt of Court -- Court reporting and restrictions. Identifying defamation -- Defending defamation. Keeping secrets: Confidentiality, sources and freedom of information legislation -- Anti-terrorism and hate laws. Intellectual Property: Protecting your work and using the work of others - Privacy -- The regulators. MaineAA Code of Ethics -- Australian Press Council Statement of Principles.
This widely used introduction to media law takes a journalist's perspective. Written in a clear, non-legalistic fashion, it shows how journalists can produce ethical, hard-edged reportage while staying on the right side of the law. The authors also explain how to negotiate some of the key ethical minefields of day-to-day reporting, focusing on dilemmas which can have legal consequences.
9781742370385
Press law--Australia.
Mass media--Law and legislation--Australia.
Journalism--Law and legislation--Australia.
KU1065.P762.J687 2011 KU1065
The journalist's guide to media law / [print] Mark Pearson and Mark Polden. - forth edition. - Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen and Unwin, (c)2011. - xv, 480 pages ; 24 cm
Part 1: Journalists and the Legal System Part 2: Reporting Crime and Justice Part 3: Journalists and Reputations Part 4: Investigative Journalism Part 5: Ethics and the Law Apendices
Includes bibliographies and index.
Media law and ethics -- The legal system -- Freedom of the press. Open justice -- Contempt of Court -- Court reporting and restrictions. Identifying defamation -- Defending defamation. Keeping secrets: Confidentiality, sources and freedom of information legislation -- Anti-terrorism and hate laws. Intellectual Property: Protecting your work and using the work of others - Privacy -- The regulators. MaineAA Code of Ethics -- Australian Press Council Statement of Principles.
This widely used introduction to media law takes a journalist's perspective. Written in a clear, non-legalistic fashion, it shows how journalists can produce ethical, hard-edged reportage while staying on the right side of the law. The authors also explain how to negotiate some of the key ethical minefields of day-to-day reporting, focusing on dilemmas which can have legal consequences.
9781742370385
Press law--Australia.
Mass media--Law and legislation--Australia.
Journalism--Law and legislation--Australia.
KU1065.P762.J687 2011 KU1065