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Cleland Thom: Laws that can criminalise journalists

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

In this guest post, Cleland Thom, a media trainer, argues that there is a “frightening range” of English legislation that inhibits good journalism There is an increasing range of legislation that can criminalise journalists. The alleged law-breaking by journalists at … Continue reading →

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How local journalists overturned a Section 39 order

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

What happens, as a journalist, when you think a court order should be challenged? It’s something I started to look into for a piece on courts transparency earlier this year. Ed Walker, online communities editor at Media Wales (publisher of … Continue reading →

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