2nd Edition

Media Law for Journalists

By Ursula Smartt Copyright 2021
330 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

330 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

330 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book is both an introductory text and reference guide to the main issues facing journalists today, including social media, fake news, and regulators. The text covers the law of the United Kingdom – including Scots and Northern Irish devolved legislation – as well as human rights and EU laws. This book covers essential areas such as: privacy, confidentiality, freedom of expression and... Read more

1. The legal systems in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland;  2. Human rights: privacy and media freedom;  3. Defamation;  4. Court reporting;  5. Contempt of Court;  6. Freedom of information and data protection;  7. Social media and fake news;  8. Regulators;  9. Intellectual property law 

 

Biography

Ursula Smartt is Lecturer in Law at New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, Boston, USA and Media Law Researcher at the University of Surrey, UK.