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Description: Mark Pearson’s widely used introduction to media law takes a journalist’s perspective. Writing in a clear non-legalistic fashion, he shows how journalists can produce ethical, hard-edged reportage while staying on the right side of the law. He also explains how to negotiate some of the key ethical minefields of day-to-day reporting, focusing on ethical dilemmas which can have legal consequences.
This fully revised and much expanded third edition includes new material on defamation, anti-terrorism and intellectual property to reflect changes in legislation. It offers a comprehensive overview of aspects of law which relate to a journalist’s work including defamation, contempt, confidentiality, privacy, trespass, intellectual property and ethical regulation. Recent cases and examples are used to illustrate key points. Also included is an introduction to the legal system and guidelines on reporting legal issues.Tips, summaries and a useful flow chart to defamation law make The Journalist’s Guide to Media Law a handy reference for professionals and an essential text for students
Review : ‘Pearson blends practical advice with legal cases in an excellent text that will beneft students and journalists.’
Peter Gregory (Chief Court Reporter, The Age)
Contents: Part 1 • Journalist and the legal system • Media law and ethics • The legal system • The legal system • Freedom of the press • Part 2 • Reporting crime and justices • Open justices • 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 race hate laws • Part 5 • Ethics and the law • Intellectual property: protecting your work and using the work of others • Privacy • The regulators • Appendix 1: MEAA (AJA) Code of Ethics • Appendix 2: Australian Press Council statement of Principles • Bibliography • IndexISBN - 9781741751031
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Pages : 496
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