The only media law book on the market accredited by the NCTJ, McNae's is the essential guide for journalism students and industry professionals. This indispensable handbook prevails as journalism's foremost authority on media law since its inception in 1954.
· Authors' combined expertise in media reporting and teaching offers clear, succinct, and accurate detail on core legal issues
· Published in partnership with the National Council for the Training of Journalists and designed to complement accredited syllabi. This text is also recommended for a broad range of media qualifications.
· Includes a range of features, such as tips on reporting, need-to-know points, and cross references that explore how different elements of the law interact with each other
· Online resources accompany the book, including self-test questions to help students test their understanding, online chapters and additional reading material
· Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support
Part 1: The Landscape of Law, Ethics and Regulation
1: Introduction
2: Press Regulation
3: Broadcast Regulation
4: Journalists avoiding unjustified intrusion
Part 2: Crime, Courts and Tribunals
5: Crime media coverage prior to any court case
6: Crime categories and definitions
7: Magistrates' courts summary cases
8: Magistrates' courts the most serious criminal cases
9: Crown courts and appeal courts
10: Children and young persons in court proceedings
11: Anonymity for victims and alleged victims of sexual offences, human trafficking, female genital mutilation and forced marriage offences
12: Court reporting other restrictions
13: Civil courts
14: Family courts
15: Open justice and access to court information
16: Challenging in the courts
17: Coroners' courts
18: Tribunals and public inquiries
19: Contempt of court
Part 3: Defamation and Related Law
20: Defamation definitions and dangers
21: The defamation claimant and what the claimant must prove
22: Defamation defences
23: The public interest defence in defamation law
24: The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
25: Slander and malicious falsehood
Part 4: Confidentiality, Privacy and Copyright
26: Breach of confidence
27: Privavy
28: Data protection
29: Copyright
Part 5: Information and Expression
30: Liability for readers' postings
31: Reporting elections
32: Official secrets
33: The journalists' sources and neutrality
34: The risks of being charged with bribery, misconduct, hacking or intercepting
35: The right to take photographs, film and record
Part 6: Online Chapters
36: Other UK Jurisdictions
37: The Freedom of Information Act 2000
38: Other information rights and access to meetings
39: Boundaries to expressionDLhate and obscenity
40: Terrorism and the effect of counter-terrorism law
41: SLAPPs
