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Newsroom Law - A Legal Guide for Commonwealth Caribbean Journalists (Paperback)
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Newsroom Law - A Legal Guide for Commonwealth Caribbean Journalists (Paperback)
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This book is meant to guide, comfort and support journalists. While
they may chafe against the many legal restrictions, they should
know that there is a lot they can do and say within the law. With a
better understanding of their legal rights, journalists can go
about their business with greater confidence, knowing when to yield
and when to stand firm. Kathy Ann Waterman Latchoo begins by
placing journalism in a constitutional context and ends with an
overview on damages for defamation and a glossary of legal terms.
She describes our legal systems and the hierarchy of courts, which
every journalist should strive to understand, whether or not
assigned to the court beat. In Newsroom Law, she seeks to demystify
libel law, including the Reynolds public interest defence, which
has put fresh emphasis on what constitutes "responsible
journalism". Other chapters alert journalists to the legal pitfalls
in covering parliamentary affairs, elections and court cases.
Cyber-libel, copyright and freedom of information are also included
and the chapter on investigative journalism seeks to answer common
questions such as whether photographers may use telephoto lenses to
capture people in private; whether journalists may record
conversations covertly; and whether it is ever permissible to break
the law to expose evil.
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