Accessible, relevant and comprehensive, Law for Journalists is the must-have guide to media law for journalism students, trainees and working journalists alike. This popular text is specifically structured for journalism courses, including those accredited by the NCTJ and BJTC. Offering practical guidance and an engaging insight into the law as it relates to journalists, this new edition adds to the strong reputation of this text.
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).
Acknowledgements xii
Legal tables xiii
Section 1 Law and The Legal System 1
Chapter 1 How law is made 3
Chapter 2 The legal system 11
Chapter 3 Criminal courts and procedure 18
Chapter 4 Civil courts and procedure 43
Chapter 5 Human rights and English law 53
Section 2 Writing about the Courts 61
Chapter 6 Contempt of court 63
Chapter 7 Access to the courts 97
Chapter 8 General reporting restrictions 113
Chapter 9 Reporting restrictions in criminal cases 126
Chapter 10 Reporting restrictions concerning children 149
Chapter 11 Reporting the family court 165
Chapter 12 Reporting inquests 187
Chapter 13 Reporting tribunals and inquiries 194
Chapter 14 Challenging reporting restrictions 203
Section 3 Defamation and Malicious Falsehood 211
Chapter 15 Defamation 213
Chapter 16 Defences and remedies for defamation 245
Chapter 17 Malicious falsehood 278
Section 4 Privacy, Confidentiality and Copyright 283
Chapter 18 Breach of confidence 285
Chapter 19 Privacy 299
Chapter 20 Trespass, harassment and unethical behaviour 321
Chapter 21 Protecting sources and source material 328
Chapter 22 Data protection 344
Chapter 23 Copyright 358
Section 5 Codes of Practice and Ethics 379
Chapter 24 IPSO and the Editors' Code of Practice of the Press Complaints Commission 381
Chapter 25 The Ofcom Code 389
Section 6 Reporting Government and Business 407
Chapter 26 Official secrets 409
Chapter 27 Reporting local government 416
Chapter 28 Reporting elections 428
Chapter 29 Freedom of information 434
Chapter 30 Writing about business 450
Section 7 Race, Religion and Public Order 461
Chapter 31 Race and religion 463
Section 8 Photography 469
Chapter 32 Photography 471
Appendix 1 Editors' Code of Practice of the PCC 478
Appendix 2 The Ofcom Broadcasting Code 482
Appendix 3 Defamation Act 1996 516
Glossary 523
Further reading 528
Index 530