Law for Journalists

Written by a working journalist with over 20 years' experience, Law for Journalists is designed to equip you with a solid understanding of the day-to-day legal principles and practices you will need throughout your career. This book is packed full of practical tips and suggestions, making it a must-have guide to media law for journalism students, trainees and working journalists alike.

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Frances Quinnis an award-winning journalist who specialises in legal affairs. She is also the co-author of a number of popular student legal texts in the Elliott & Quinn Series (Pearson).

Inhalt

• Section 1 LAW AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM
• Chapter 1 How law is made
• Chapter 2 The legal system
• Chapter 3 Criminal courts and procedure
• Chapter 4 Civil courts and procedure
• Chapter 5 Human rights and English law
• Section 2 WRITING ABOUT THE COURTS
• Chapter 6 Contempt of court
• Chapter 7 Access to the courts
• Chapter 8 General reporting restrictions
• Chapter 9 Reporting restrictions in criminal cases
• Chapter 10 Reporting restrictions concerning children
• Chapter 11 Reporting the family court
• Chapter 12 Reporting inquests
• Chapter 13 Reporting tribunals, inquiries and insolvency
• Chapter 14 Challenging reporting restrictions
• Section 3 DEFAMATION AND MALICIOUS FALSEHOOD
• Chapter 15 Defamation
• Chapter 16 Defences and remedies for defamation
• Chapter 17 Malicious falsehood
• Section 4 PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND COPYRIGHT
• Chapter 18 Breach of confidence
• Chapter 19 Privacy
• Chapter 20 Trespass, harassment and unethical behaviour
• Chapter 21 Protecting sources and source material
• Chapter 22 Data protection
• Chapter 23 Copyright
• Section 5 CODES OF PRACTICE AND ETHICS
• Chapter 24 IPSO and the Editors' Code of Practice of the Press Complaints Commission
• Chapter 25 The Ofcom Code
• Section 6 REPORTING GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS
• Chapter 26 Official secrets
• Chapter 27 Reporting local government
• Chapter 28 Reporting elections
• Chapter 29 Freedom of information
• Section 7 RACE, RELIGION AND PUBLIC ORDER
• Chapter 30 Race and religion
• Glossary