Media Law and Ethics in the 21st Century: Protecting Free Expression and Curbing Abuses

ISBN-13: 9780230301870 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 232 str.

James Lewis; Paul Crick

Opis

Published in conjunction with the International Bar Association, this high-profile collection of writings brings together judicial, legislative, regulatory, journalistic and academic perspectives on the current state of media laws in the UK and in the US, scrutinising their efficacy in relation to the rights for privacy and free expression.

Spis treści

Preface; Mark Stephens CBE PART I: THE LEGAL, ETHICAL AND EDITORIAL LANDSCAPE 1. Privacy: A Judicial Perspective; Justice Eady 2. The Rights of Journalism and the Needs of Audiences; Baroness Onora O'Neill 3. Why we write: three magic words – 'the public interest'; Alan Rusbridger PART II: THE PRACTITIONER'S VIEW PROTECTING FREE EXPRESSION AND CURBING ABUSES 4. The Ultimate Balancing Act; Pia Sarma 5. Privacy Protection – Luxury Goods Or Essential Commodity?; Amber Melville-Brown 6. 'People are so much more interesting than things': Protecting free expression; Gavin Millar KC 7. 'You Say Tomato…': A Comparison of English and U.S. Privacy Law Principles; Robert Balin and Yuli Takatsuki PART III: CONFRONTING CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES 8. Privacy and Free Expression: competing or complementary rights?; Kirsty Hughes and Michael Harris, Index on Censorship 9. The Internet as a Lens: US Concepts of Privacy in Online Spaces; Jeff Hermes.

O autorze

James Lewis is Director of Media Content at the International Bar Association.
 
Paul Crick is an Independent Consultant for the International Bar Association.
 
The International Bar Association is the world's leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. It has a membership of more than 50,000 individual lawyers and 206 bar associations and law societies spanning all continents. The IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession throughout the world.

Blurb

The exposure of the excesses of the tabloid press, the Leveson Inquiry and subsequent fears over relinquishing rights to free expression have highlighted the importance of serious journalism for a civilised society and a fully functioning democracy.

This collection of writings brings together some of the foremost authorities on law, journalism and ethics in order to illuminate the unique and ongoing debates on media ethics and the competing rights to privacy and free expression. The chapters present a range of different perspectives on 21st century events in light of key concerns, including public interest, privacy protection and the challenges posed by the internet, offering responses to media practices and informing public policy.
 
In addressing the current and future challenges facing different parties, and considering how to strike a balance between freedom of speech and confidentiality, this volume stands as a pertinent and influential examination of the efficacy of media and privacy laws in the UK and the US.