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Blogroll
- 5RB – media & entertainment law
- BBC College of Journalism – Law
- BBC Freedom of Information
- Blackstone's Statutes Media Law 3e – resources
- British Journal of Photography – campaigns
- Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism
- Channel 4 Producer's Handbook – Media Law
- City Legal Research
- CRITique commercial law blog
- David Banks
- David Price Guide to Media Law
- Delia Venables’ legal resources
- Digital Media Law (US)
- Digital Media Law Project
- Don’t Get Fooled Again
- Drawnalism
- EPUK resources
- George Brock
- Guardian Freedom of Information
- Guardian Legal Network
- Guardian.co.uk – media law
- Heather Brooke’s blog
- HMCS glossary of legal terms
- I’m a Photographer Not a Terrorist
- Index on Censorship
- Informationa Rights and Wrongs
- Inforrm blog
- IP Media Law
- Jack of Kent
- Jonathan Hewett
- Journal Local
- Journalism.co.uk – media law
- Law Bore
- Learn WordPress.com
- Learnmore
- LSE Media Law Policy Project
- Matt Buck
- McNae’s student resources
- Media Standards Trust
- MediaPaL@LSE
- MediaWise
- Ministry of Justice
- mySociety
- Ofcom Watch
- One Brick Court – news
- out-law.com
- panGloss
- PCC – links to regulators
- Photo Legal
- Press Gazette – media law
- Recent decisions in England&Wales Court of Appeal (civil)
- Recent decisions in England&Wales High Court (Queen’s Bench)
- Reframing Libel Symposium
- Robert Sharp
- ScraperWiki
- TabloidWatch
- Talk About Local
- The Private Lives of Others
- The Small Places
- UK Human Rights Blog
- Wannabe Hacks
- WhatDoTheyKnow
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Media law for hyperlocals and community media: a survey for the Cardiff Community Journalism conference #cjc13
I’m at the Cardiff Community Journalism conference, marking the launch of the Centre for Community Journalism. I am involved in the workshops covering media law, regulation and accreditation and will share some resources here in due course. In the meantime, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged cardiff university, centre for community journalism, jomec, medialaw Leave a comment
A guide to Lord Justice Leveson’s name
Hold another Inquiry! The long-suffering Lord Justice Leveson continues to be misrepresented by the media, as “Lord Leveson” in newspapers, by the broadcasters, in the ethical vacuum. So it seemed timely to give this post a re-airing (first published in … Continue reading
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Originally posted on CGCSBlog (Relocated):
After 26 weeks of hearings, the UK’s Leveson Inquiry, held under the Inquiries Act 2005, has stopped to consider its mass of oral and written evidence gathered during Part 1 (474 people, 135 organisations and…
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Tweets from #mediaact, Bristol, 27-8 July 2012
Good to meet & listen to bloggers at #mediaact wknd. Will Europe ever get a media accountability platform? What a cliffhanger! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Google Share on Linkedin Share by email Mike … Continue reading
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Law and Media Round Up – 25 June 2012
Originally posted on Inforrm's Blog:
Parliament continues to consider the Defamation Bill 2012, with the public bill committee meeting on Tuesday 26 June (see below, “Next week in Parliament”). Last week the committee rejected an amendment which would have…
Posted in media law mop-up, media law resources, Uncategorized Tagged carnegie trust, leveson inquiry, libel, twitter joke trial Leave a comment
Law and Media Round Up – 18 June 2012
Originally posted on Inforrm's Blog:
The Defamation Bill 2012 received renewed attention this week ahead of its second reading in the House of Commons, particularly over Clause 5 which concerns a defence for operators of websites. Media organisations reported…
Posted in media law, media law mop-up, Uncategorized Tagged leveson inquiry, libel trial with jury Leave a comment
Law and Media Round Up – 28 May 2012
Originally posted on Inforrm's Blog:
Chris Huhne MP’s partner Carina Trimingham has lost her privacy claim against Associated Newspapers, with Tugendhat J refusing permission to appeal ([2012] EWHC1296 (QB)). Her claim related to 65 articles and three separate statutes:…
Law and Media Round Up – 14 May 2012
Originally posted on Inforrm's Blog:
A high-profile week at the Leveson Inquiry, with evidence from Rebekah Brooks, the MailOnline editor Martin Clarke and Andy Coulson (see Natalie Peck’s Inforrm roundup). As well as sharing David Cameron’s text-speak (lol), Brooks…
Law and Media Round Up – 7 May 2012
Originally posted on Inforrm's Blog:
The big media law story of the week was the culture, media and sport select committee’s report into phone hacking [PDF] and one line in particular: its conclusion that “Rupert Murdoch is not a…
Law and Media Round Up – 30 April 2012
Originally posted on Inforrm's Blog:
It was the week the newspaper proprietors came to Leveson. Predictably, Murdochs Snr and Jnr dominated the media coverage, but John Ryley (head of news, Sky News) Aidan Barclay (Telegraph Media Group) and Evgeny…
Posted in media law, media law mop-up, media law resources, media regulation, Uncategorized Tagged inforrm, james murdoch, jeremy hunt, libel, privacy, rupert murdoch Leave a comment