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The BBC and ‘tragedies of the fourth estate’

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

There’s an excellent piece by Paul Lashmar, investigative journalist and lecturer at Brunel University, on openDemocracy this week, examining the role of – and implications for – investigative journalism in the recent ‘BBC debacle’. I was particularly interested in the … Continue reading →

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Mark Thompson, the legal letter, and the Savile investigation

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Stewart Purvis, professor of television journalism at City University London (formerly of ITN and Ofcom) has been carefully tracking the detail around ex-BBC director-general Mark Thompson’s legal interaction with the Sunday Times, following the newspaper’s questions about the BBC’s handling … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 12 November 2012

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

Since writing this, there have already been new developments in the unfolding crisis at the BBC following its Newsnight programme on child abuse. But this is the media law week that was, rounded up here: Law and Media Round Up … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up; new Court of Appeal judgment on libel damages

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

This week’s round up, previously posted on the Inforrm blog, features Frankie Boyle’s successful libel case, the BBC fallout out following further allegations about Jimmy Savile and media regulation debated in the House of Lords. Additionally, since the round up … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 22 October 2012

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Belatedly cross-posting from Monday… The Jimmy Savile scandal continues to dominate news headlines, with focus on the BBC’s decision to drop its Newsnight film. Reports in the The Times (£), Channel 4, the Independent and elsewhere quote internal emails between … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 15 October 2012

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: We lead with criminal, rather than civil, law developments relating to media and communications. There have been a spate of prosecutions relating to social media use: a teenager from Lancashire was imprisoned for sick and grossly … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 8 October 2012

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: We are now a week into the new legal term, and while it’s still party conference season for MPs, the Defamation Bill will receive its second reading in the House of Lords on Monday 9 October.  … Continue reading →

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