Defamation law, slander and libel

Written by a working journalist with over 20 years' experience, Law for Journalists is designed to equip you with a solid understanding of the day-to-day legal principles and practices you will need throughout your career.

This important book defines what investigative reporting is and what qualities it requires.

This important book defines what investigative reporting is and what qualities it requires.

The Encyclopedia of American Journalism explores the distinctions found in print media, radio, television, and the internet.

The Encyclopedia of American Journalism explores the distinctions found in print media, radio, television, and the internet.

This clearly written and well-focused volume combines concise decisions of the primary areas of communication law with the foundational case decisions in those domains.

This clearly written and well-focused volume combines concise decisions of the primary areas of communication law with the foundational case decisions in those domains.

Modern Tort Law is a comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date introduction to the law of torts.

Modern Tort Law is a comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date introduction to the law of torts.

Magazine Law is a comprehensive guide to the law for magazine journalists, editors and managers.

Magazine Law is a comprehensive guide to the law for magazine journalists, editors and managers.

This book offers new insights into the crucial role of investigative journalism at a pivotal time of technological changes and upheavals.

This book offers new insights into the crucial role of investigative journalism at a pivotal time of technological changes and upheavals.

This fully updated third edition of Social Media and the Law offers an essential guide to navigating the complex legal terrain of social media.

This fully updated third edition of Social Media and the Law offers an essential guide to navigating the complex legal terrain of social media.

First published in 1998, this book is an exposition of the law of defamation as it applies in those countries (excluding South Africa).

First published in 1998, this book is an exposition of the law of defamation as it applies in those countries (excluding South Africa).

Do the dead have rights?

Sports figures cope with a level of celebrity once reserved for the stars of stage and screen.

We live in a world of proliferating media devices, social media usage, media convergence and mobility.

In Outrageous Invasions: Celebrities' Private Lives, Media, and the Law, Professor Robin D.

Slander and libel cases are largely about how one party uses language in ways that are claimed to defame one another.

On the lapse of the Licensing Act in 1695, Thomas Macaulay wrote in his History of England, 'English literature was emancipated, and emancipated for ever, from the control of the government'.

On the lapse of the Licensing Act in 1695, Thomas Macaulay wrote in his History of England, 'English literature was emancipated, and emancipated for ever, from the control of the government'.

The Defamation Act constitutes a significant overhaul of UK defamation legislation, which follows years of concern about the detrimental effects that preceeding libel laws had on freedom of expression, and the extent to which the jurisdiction had become a magnet for libel claimants.

The Defamation Act constitutes a significant overhaul of UK defamation legislation, which follows years of concern about the detrimental effects that preceeding libel laws had on freedom of expression, and the extent to which the jurisdiction had become a magnet for libel claimants.

Slander and libel cases are largely about how one party uses language in ways that are claimed to defame one another.