TY - BOOK AU - Pearson,Mark AU - Polden,Mark TI - The journalist's guide to media law SN - 9781742370385 AV - KU1065.P762.J687 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Crows Nest, N.S.W. PB - Allen and Unwin KW - Press law KW - Australia KW - Mass media KW - Law and legislation KW - Journalism N1 - 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; 2; 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; 2 N2 - 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 ER -