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The Journalist's Legal Guide, Fifth Edition
     
Format Softcover
Catalogue No. 978-0-7798-1731-3
Pages 608
Language English only
Price $99.00
 

Written by Michael G. Crawford, B.B.A., LL.B.
Published by Carswell, 2008.

Description:
Over the past 20 years The Journalist's Legal Guide has become the media law "bible" for newsrooms and journalists across Canada and is required reading in many of the nation's journalism schools. This book is an essential resource for working print, broadcast and Web journalists and editors, as well as journalism students, media lawyers, and public relations firms. Its user-friendly format provides up-to-date and succinct discussions of the legal issues in reporting and uncovering the news.

Turn to this reliable resource for information on:
  • Defamation
  • Confidentiality of Sources
  • Courts Orders and Publication Bans
  • Access to Information
  • and much more.
The fifth edition features:
  • Recent landmark Supreme Court of Canada and other rulings affecting the news media
  • Extensive updates to every chapter, including new case law and legislation
  • New chapter on the intersection of law and media ethics
  • Expanded chapters on journalism and the Internet, and employee and freelancer issues for journalists
  • Introductory media law quiz exposing popular misconceptions about the law
  • Highlighted case examples, checklists and quick reference features speeding access to specific information
  • Discussion of the Canadian legal system and court procedures
  • Detailed footnotes complete with case law citation in many topic areas
This edition is current to September 2008.

About the author: Michael G. Crawford, LL.B. is a recognized expert in media law, with more than 25 years' experience as a broadcast and print journalist. He has worked with CBC, CTV, Global and private broadcasters in Ontario and the Maritimes. A former Executive Editor of Canadian Lawyer magazine, Mr. Crawford has also written hundreds of articles and cover stories for major newspapers and magazines. He is a frequent speaker at legal and media seminars, and operates a successful communications consulting firm.

  
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