This is a reference guide for practitioners to the major legal and regulatory issues in the field, and also a media law textbook for a course of academic study.
Note
"Table of cases." : p. [xxiii]-xxxvii. "Table of UK legislation." : p. [xxxix]-li. "Table of european and international legislation." : p. [lii]-lix. This is a reference guide for practitioners to the major legal and regulatory issues in the field, and also a media law textbook for a course of academic study.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. The media and media law; 2. Who owns the media? plurality, ownership, competition and access; 3. Regulating journalism and newsgathering; 4. Contempt of court; 5. Media, democracy, and reporting elections; 6. Intellectual property and the media; 7. Information law; 8. Broadcasting; 9. Regulations and extra-legal regulation of the media sector; 10. Defamation; 11. Criminal content and control; 12. Cultural diversity in broadcasting; 13. Commercial communications.
The media and media law Who owns the media? Plurality, ownership, competition and access Regulating journalism and newsgathering Contempt of court Media, democracy, and reporting elections Intellectual property and the media Information law Broadcasting Regulation and extra-legal regulation of the media sector Defamation Criminal content and control Cultural diversity in broadcasting Commercial communications.