Description

This book differs from others on media law by emphasising the increasingly important regulatory and European aspects, giving less prominence to more traditional common law topics. The authors adopt a comparative approach, drawing upon material from the USA and Commonwealth jurisdictions, as well as examining relevant aspects of Human Rights law. The commentary provided is comprehensive and critical, introducing students to the wide range of technical and policy questions which are posed in the field of media law.  The commentary includes reflective questions for students.

Features

• First cases and materials book available on media law.
• Extract from and comments on regulatory materials of increasing importance on media ownership and control.
• Professor Eric Barendt is one of the UK's leading authorities in media law.

Table of Contents

1. The principles of media law  

2. Regulation of the press

3. Broadcasting structure and regulation 

4. Programme regulation 

5. European media law

6. Advertising regulation  

7. Media ownership and plurailty   

8. Competition law 

9. Convergence  

10. Defamation 

11. Privacy and breach of confidence 

12. Contempt of court 

13. Reporting legal proceedings 

14. Investigative journalism: access to information and the privilege not to disclose sources

Back Cover

Trusted by generations of students, you can count on a Longman Law Series text to spark your academic curiosity and provide you with the best possible basis for your legal study through:

• Clear, academically rich and scholarly exposition of the law
• Analysis of the theories and policies, and wider social, economic and political influences which underpin the legal principles
• Engaging author commentary, written by experts in the legal field

Media Law: Text, Cases and Materials offers an insightful discussion of the fundamental principles of media law, along with critical commentary on the leading cases, statutory provisions and other materials vital to the study of this dynamic field governing virtually every form of mass communication from newspapers and radio broadcasting to television programming and video streaming online. Our expert author team delves into the important legal issues behind topics such as the regulation of the press, libel and privacy law, standards in advertising, ownership of media assets, and the application of competition law to the media, providing you with a thorough understanding of the practical implications of the law.

About the authors:
Eric Barendt is Emeritus Professor of Media Law at University College London. He was previously Goodman Professor of Media Law (UCL) for twenty years, the first holder of a chair in media law in the United Kingdom. He is an editor of the Journal of Media Law, the leading journal in this field published in the UK.

Jason Bosland is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne where he also serves as Deputy Director of the Centre for Media and Communications Law.

Rachael Craufurd-Smith is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh where she specialises in media, the regulation of culture and European Union law. She is also a qualified solicitor and has worked for the public broadcasting sector. She currently heads the University of Edinburgh team working on a research project (MEDIADEM) to support free and independent media in the EU.

Lesley Hitchens is Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has extensive teaching experience in the United Kingdom and Australia in the field of communications regulation. Prior to her academic work she was a practicing solicitor in London and Sydney.

Author

Eric Barendt has been Goodman Professor of Media Law at UCL since 1990; it was the first chair in media law in the whole of the UK. Previously he taught at St Catherine’s College, Oxford University for twenty years and has been Visiting Professor at Universities throughout Europe and Australia. As such he is probably the most eminent media law academic in the UK and has written a wealth of academic monographs, articles and book chapters. From 2009 he will be the editor of a new journal published by Hart, Media and Communication Law Review. He is a fantastic author for the series and for a textbook as lecturers respect his opinion and are keen to know what he has to say on a subject while his commitment to teaching ensures that he is used to presenting media law to the first time student.

 

Lesley Hitchens is Professor of Law and Associate Dean at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) having held previous posts at top Universities in the UK and in Australia along side a career as a professional commercial lawyer. Like Barendt, she has authored widely and is a leading academic in the field highlighted by her membership on the editorial boards of Journal of Information Law and Technology and Communications Law Bulletin. 

 

Rachael Craufurd-Smith is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh where she specialises in media, the regulation of culture and European Union law. She is also a qualified solicitor and has worked for the public broadcasting sector. She currently heads the University of Edinburgh team working on a research project (MEDIADEM) to support free and independent media in the EU.