Media Law 4th ed

• Provides a succinct and lucid introduction to all areas of the law relating to print, broadcast and electronic media
• Written in a clear style making it equally accessible to law and media students
• Covers the latest legislative developments including:-
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000;
  • Courts Act 2003;
  • Criminal Justice Act 2003;
  • Sexual Offences Act 2003;
  • Serious Organised Crimes and Police Act 2005
• Discusses the latest case law
• Goes through the key issues and explains the complex principles of media law
• Clarifies complex issues using diagrams, flow charts, bulleted lists and tables
• Points students to extended study with a detailed glossary and a list of website addresses
• Contains extracts from the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights, the Press Complaints
• Commission’s Code of Practice and the Independent Television Commission’s programme code