The journalist's guide to media law / Mark Pearson. :dealing with legal and ethical issues

By:

Pearson, Mark

Publication details: Austrailia : Allen & Unwin Academic, 2008.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 486 pISBN:

1741751039
9781741751031

Subject(s): DDC classification:

343.94099 PEJ

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Summary: This practical guide offers an introduction to media law from a journalist's perspective. Written in a clear non-legalistic fashion, it shows how journalists can produce hard-edged reportage while staying on the right side of the law. Pearson offers a comprehensive overview of aspects of law which relate to a journalist's work including defamation, contempt, confidentiality, privacy, trespass, copyright and regulation. 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 handy flow chart to defamation law make The Journalist's Guide to Media Law a handy reference for professionals and an essential text for students.

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This practical guide offers an introduction to media law from a journalist's perspective. Written in a clear non-legalistic fashion, it shows how journalists can produce hard-edged reportage while staying on the right side of the law. Pearson offers a comprehensive overview of aspects of law which relate to a journalist's work including defamation, contempt, confidentiality, privacy, trespass, copyright and regulation. 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 handy flow chart to defamation law make The Journalist's Guide to Media Law a handy reference for professionals and an essential text for students.

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