Media Law course for Journalists from the London School of Journalism.

The course ends in an 'open-book' exam which accounts for 50% of your final grade. Your assignments, submitted during your course, account for the other 50%.

Section 1: Journalists and the Law Defamation and Contempt New media risks	Section 2: Rights and Restrictions What is a free press?

Section 3: Crime and the Courts Introduction Reporting crime stories Crimes Reporting the Courts Preliminary hearings Magistrates' Court Act 1980 Crown Court Trials 1 Derogatory assertions Challenging a Section 58 Order Crown Court Trials 22 Crown Court - case study Reporting the Courts The Civil Courts Divorce and Bankruptcy	Section 4: Children and Juveniles Juveniles and the Courts Section 39 challenges Youth Court challenges Anti-Social Behaviour Orders Children and Family Courts Youth Justice dilemmas Legal developments

Section 5: Sex Offences Anonymity for sex assault victims Anonymity for defendants Two-stage protection for victims When reporting restrictions can be lifted When reporting restrictions do not apply Code of Practice on sex offences Jigsaw identification	Section 6: Inquests and Tribunals Inquests Tribunals and inquiries

Section 7: Contempt of Court The right to a fair trial Contempt of Court Act 1981 Breaking crime stories Court stories During the trial Jury members Tape recorders Photographs Common law contempt Challenging the courts Theory and practice Weighing the risks Contempt dilemmas Contempt v. defamation	Section 8: Defamation The Defamation Act 1996 What is defamatory? Who can sue? What a claimant must prove Defamation risks Avoiding the risks Libel defences Protection before publication Criminal libel Blasphemy Sedition and Obscenity Slander Malicious falsehood Slander of goods Rehabilitation of Offenders Act Defamation dilemmas

Section 9: Copyright Copyright Defences Maps, drawings and pictures Trademarks Global brands	Section 10: Human Rights Act Human Rights Act 1998 Defending your rights Breach of confidence Public interest defence Protecting your sources The Official Secrets Act Information from government Race relations Election law

Section 11: Codes of Conduct and Privacy Codes of conduct PCC adjudications Witness payments Broadcasting regulator Privacy Data Protection Act 1998	Section 12: Questions and Revision Notes Law updates Exam preparation