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The journalist's guide to media law / Mark Pearson and Mark Polden. [print]

By:

Pearson, Mark, 1954- [Author]

Contributor(s):

Polden, Mark

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781742370385

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

KU1065.P762.J687 2011
KU1065

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Contents:

The legal system -- Freedom of the press.

Contempt of Court -- Court reporting and restrictions.

Defending defamation.

Anti-terrorism and hate laws.

The regulators.

Australian Press Council Statement of Principles.

Abstract: 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.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Part 1: Journalists and the Legal System

Media law and ethics -- The legal system -- Freedom of the press.

Part 2: Reporting Crime and Justice

Open justice -- Contempt of Court -- Court reporting and restrictions.

Part 3: Journalists and Reputations

Identifying defamation -- Defending defamation.

Part 4: Investigative Journalism

Keeping secrets: Confidentiality, sources and freedom of information legislation -- Anti-terrorism and hate laws.

Part 5: Ethics and the Law

Intellectual Property: Protecting your work and using the work of others - Privacy -- The regulators.

Apendices

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.

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