2nd Edition

The UK Media Law Pocketbook

By Tim Crook Copyright 2023
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

The second edition of The UK Media Law Pocketbook presents updated and extended practical guidance on everyday legal issues for working journalists and media professionals. This book covers traditional print and broadcast as well as digital multimedia, such as blogging and instant messaging, with clear explanations of new legal cases, legislation and regulation, and new chapters on freedom of... Read more

Introduction 1. Media contempt and reporting crime 2. Guide to court reporting – key facts and checklist 3. Libel, privacy, accuracy and balance 4. News gathering, story finding and public interest 5. Protecting children 6. Copyright and intellectual property 7. Laws and rules for elections and politics 8. The secret world 9. Scottish and Northern Irish differences and issues 10. Freedom of Information 11. Social Media Law 12. Further online chapters

Biography

Tim Crook, LLB, LLM, PhD, founded and taught media law at Goldsmiths, University of London for 30 years; advises and provides media law teaching material to the UK Broadcast Journalism Training Council; has been President of the Chartered Institute of Journalists and continues as Chair of the Institute’s Professional Practices Board.