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Frances Quinn
ISBN: 9780582823112
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Pearson Education Limited
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Essential reading for students, trainees and practising journalists alike, Law for Journalists is an exciting new textbook that provides a comprehensive and highly readable guide to everything a journalist needs to know about the law. Written by an award…
Essential reading for students, trainees and practicing journalists alike, Law for Journalists is an exciting new textbook that provides a comprehensive and highly readable guide to everything a journalist needs to know about the law. Written by an award-winning journalist and experienced author, the book uses jargon-free language, making it easy to use for initial learning, revision and day-to-day reference. Extensive use of case examples make it clear how the law operates in practice.
| ISBN | 0582823110 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780582823112
(What's this?) | | Pages | 448 | | Publisher | Pearson Education Limited | | Weight (grammes) | 862 | | Imprint | Longman | | Published in | Harlow | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Publication date | 10 May 2007 | | Width (mm) | 189 | | DEWEY | 343.410998 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| Sect. 1 | | Law and the legal system | | 1 | | Ch. 1 | | How law is made | | 3 | | Ch. 2 | | The legal system | | 11 | | Ch. 3 | | Criminal courts and procedure | | 18 | | Ch. 4 | | Civil courts and procedure | | 41 | | Ch. 5 | | Human rights and English law | | 54 | | Sect. 2 | | Writing about the courts | | 61 | | Ch. 6 | | Contempt of court | | 63 | | Ch. 7 | | Access to the courts | | 92 | | Ch. 8 | | General reporting restrictions under the Contempt of Court Act | | 105 | | Ch. 9 | | Reporting restrictions in criminal cases | | 116 | | Ch. 10 | | Reporting restrictions concerning children | | 129 | | Ch. 11 | | Reporting inquests | | 146 | | Ch. 12 | | Reporting tribunals and inquiries | | 152 | | Ch. 13 | | Challenging reporting restrictions | | 161 | | Sect. 3 | | Defamation and malicious falsehood | | 167 | | Ch. 14 | | Defamation | | 169 | | Ch. 15 | | Defences and remedies for defamation | | 192 | | Ch. 16 | | Malicious falsehood | | 223 | | Sect. 4 | | Privacy, confidentiality and copyright | | 227 | | Ch. 17 | | Confidentiality and privacy | | 229 | | Ch. 18 | | Trespass and harassment | | 253 | | Ch. 19 | | Protecting sources and source material | | 258 | | Ch. 20 | | Data protection | | 272 | | Ch. 21 | | Copyright | | 285 | | Sect. 5 | | Reporting government and business | | 305 | | | More... | | |
"An impressive and user-friendly law book that's ideal for students, tutors and working journalists alike. The law in practice; and test your knowledge' sections are very helpful and the easy to find case law examples are an excellent idea.Overall an accessible media law book that gives McNae's a good run for its money". Periodicals Publishers Association  Be the first to write a customer review
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