Frances Quinn

Law for Journalists

A Guide to Media Law

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson Education Limited
• 6 ed
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 172mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 718g
• ISBN-13: 9781292208596
• ISBN-10: 1292208597
• Artikelnr.: 52440474

Autorenporträt

Frances Quinn is 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 and Quinn series (Pearson).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Table of cases  
Table of European legislation
Table of statutory instruments
Table of statutes   
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 Practiceof 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
 
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