Media law for journalists

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Media Law for Journalists functions as both an introduction and a reference guide to the main legal issues facing journalists. It is intended as a course textbook for students, first and foremost. However, it is also intended to help keep journalists out of jail and on the right side of the law. The book presumes no prior legal knowledge, but covers all the relevant areas including: defamation, privacy, contempt of court, freedom of expression, and intellectual property. It also looks at the di…

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Title Statements

Full title :Media law for journalists / Ursula Smartt.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):SAGE, Thousand Oaks, Calif
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006.

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:xi, 326 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1412908469, 1412908477, 9781412908467, 9781412908474, 1847878121, 9781847878120
oclc:ocm64555615
LC Classification:KD2875
Dewey Decimal:343.09/9

Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The English and European legal systems -- 2. Privacy and human rights -- 3. Self-regulatory bodies -- 4. Contempt of court -- 5. Juveniles and the law -- 6. Defamation -- 7. Intellectual property -- 8. Scottish legislation -- Appendix 1. Glossary of British parliamentary and legal jargon -- Appendix 2. The PCC Code of Practice (2005) -- Appendix 3. Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31) -- Bibliography -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Internet sources and useful websites -- Index.