Law for Journalists, 3rd UK edition
By Frances Quinn
August 2011
Pearson Education
Distrubuted by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 9781408254141
483 pages
$54.50 Paper Original
Packed full of practical guidance and tips, Law for Journalists is the must have guide to media law for journalism students, trainees and working journalists alike. Highly regarded for its readable, coherent and comprehensive coverage of the law as it relates to journalists, this new edition has been brought fully up to date and continues to include the study and advice features which have made previous editions so popular.
This book is used on a wide range of journalism courses including those accredited by the NCTJ.
Section 1: Law and the legal system: 1. How law is made; 2. The legal system; 3. Criminal courts and procedure; 4. Civil courts and procedure; 5. Human rights and English Law
Section 2: Writing about the Courts: 6. Contempt of court; 7. Access to the courts; 8. General reporting restrictions; 9. Reporting restrictions in criminal cases; 10. Reporting restrictions concerning children; 11. Reporting the family courts; 12. Reporting inquests; 13. Reporting tribunals and inquiries; 14. Challenging reporting restrictions
Section 3: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood: 15. Defamation; 16. Defences and remedies for defamation; 17. Malicious falsehood
Section 4: Privacy, confidentiality and copyright: 18. Confidentiality and privacy; 19. Trespass and harassment; 20. Protecting sources and source material; 21. Data protection; 22. Copyright
Section 5: Reporting government and business: 23. Official secrets; 24. Reporting local government; 25. Reporting elections; 26. Freedom of information; 27. Writing about business
Section 6: Race, religion and public order: 28. Race and religion
Section 7: Broadcasting and photography; 29. Television and radio journalism; 30. Photography
Appendix 1: Press Complaints Commission Code of Practice and Schedule
Appendix 2: Defamation Act 1996, Schedule 1 (Parts I and II)
Glossary
Further Reading
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