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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen and Unwin, [(c)2011.Edition: forth editionDescription: xv, 480 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781742370385
  • 1742370381
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KU1065.J687 2011
  • KU1065.P762.J687 2011
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Contents:
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.
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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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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