Description |
vi, 52 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Contents |
Take care! -- Introduction -- 1. Defamation -- 2. Reporting the courts -- 3. Obscenity, blasphemy and hate speech -- 4. Gathering the news -- 5. The internet -- 6. Public complaints -- 7. Answers to common questions -- 8. Getting legal advice -- Index |
Summary |
"People working in all areas of the media, whether television, radio, newspapers, books or magazines, need to be aware of the laws restricting the freedom of the press. This invaluable handbook is a brief guide to the main legal problems in day-to-day publishing. Written by the specialist lawyers of the ABC's legal service, it will be a handy reference for journalists, presenters, program makers, authors, editors and publishers." -- back cover |
Analysis |
Blasphemy |
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Courts |
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Defamation |
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Law (Australia) |
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Law |
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Legislation |
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Mass media |
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Media & communication studies (Australia) |
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Media industries (Australia) |
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Media industries |
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Obscenity |
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Privacy |
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Publishing |
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Trespass |
Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous edition: 1999 |
Subject |
Freedom of the press -- Australia.
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Journalists -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Journalists -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
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Mass media -- Law and legislation -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Press law -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Press law -- Australia.
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Author |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Legal Department
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LC no. |
00004020 |
ISBN |
073331922X |
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9780733319228 |
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