Category Archives: journalism

The impact of libel and privacy on UK-based online journalists, bloggers and hyperlocals – some survey data

Posted on April 4, 2014 by jtownend

Last November I had the opportunity to attend an event organised by the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in Berlin, which is facilitating some fascinating research on global internet policy issues across different areas of law, governance and business. … Continue reading →

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Upcoming event, 24 January 2014, Oxford: The challenges of citizen journalism – Technology and the law

Posted on January 21, 2014 by jtownend

I’m off to Oxford on Friday for this event hosted by The Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy: The challenges of citizen journalism: Technology and the law. According to the details on the website all are welcome to attend. … Continue reading →

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A note

Posted on October 18, 2013 by jtownend

I am extremely sad to learn of the deaths of two people I had come to know through my research, and both contributed so much to their respective professional fields. Walter Greenwood, described by HoldtheFrontPage as the ‘doyen of journalism … Continue reading →

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Upcoming event: 26 October 2013 – NUJ and MRC Conference – ‘The Internet and the Law’

Posted on October 14, 2013 by jtownend

[Booking / full details at Eventbrite] When: Saturday 26 October 2013, 10:00 – 19:00 Where: New Academic Building, Goldsmiths University of London, London SE14 6NW Details:  Leveson, royal charter(s), libel reform – UK law is changing and its impact on the internet is … Continue reading →

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What Leveson missed: 10th anniversary conference of the Institute of Communication Ethics – 25 October 2013

Posted on September 10, 2013 by jtownend

Last week journalist/lawyer David Allen Green asked how many of his Twitter followers had actually consulted the Leveson Inquiry report since its release.  The instant response was fairly muted and confined to a handful of academics and campaigners. Whether or … Continue reading →

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Promotion: IBC Legal’s Protecting the Media 2013

Posted on June 20, 2013 by jtownend

Promotion Upcoming conference, 17th September 2013, Millennium Knightsbridge Hotel, London, UK The ultimate review of key developments in the field of media law, featuring analysis of the impact of recent cases, such as: Leveson, Axel Springer/ Von Hannover (No.2) and Spelman v Express Newspapers. … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 13 May 2013

Posted on May 15, 2013 by jtownend

Last week’s round up: The Guardian is attempting to overturn the Attorney General’s veto of the publication of Prince Charles’ correspondence with seven Government departments. An application for judicial review was heard over two days last week by the Lord … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 29 April 2013

Posted on April 30, 2013 by jtownend

The biggest news of the week is that the Defamation Bill received Royal Assent and is now the Defamation Act 2013, three years after the publication of Lord Lester’s original Defamation Bill. Inforrm reported the news and context here; a … Continue reading →

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The ‘public’ in the Public Inquiry

Posted on April 25, 2013 by jtownend

This post originally appeared in Three-D Issue 20 – the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (Meccsa) newsletter.  The public was supposed to be at the heart of the Leveson Inquiry. When it was announced, David Cameron described how the … Continue reading →

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New event: Digital Media Europe 2013 Hack Day – 13 April 2013

Posted on March 12, 2013 by jtownend

This announcement comes via the excellent Scraperwiki  (a start-up I worked with on a series of events in 2010/11). They have teamed up with WAN-IFRA to put on a hack day at Bloomberg on 13 April 2013. In April, global … Continue reading →

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