The Class tests will examine the students knowledge and understanding. (This is a BJTC requirement for accreditation).

Both class tests assess all learning outcomes [Learning Outcomes 1 and 2]

Crone, T., (2002) Law and the Media, Focal Press, 4th edition
Frost, C., (2007) Journalism Ethics and Regulation, Longman
Greenwood, W., and Welsh, T., (2007) McNae's Essential Law for Journalists, Butterworths, 19th edition
Grove, T., (2000) The Juryman's Tale, Bloomsbury
Guardian Media Guide (2003), Guardian Newspapers
Harcup, T., (2006) The Ethical Journalist, Sage
Herbert, J., (2000) Global Journalism, Focal Press
Hudson, G. & Rowlands, S., (2007) The Broadcast Journalism Handbook, Longman
Quinn, F., (2007) Law for Journalists, Longman
Rudin, R., and Ibbotson, T., (2002) An Introduction to Journalism - essential techniques and background knowledge, Focal Press

Library
Web
Handout readings
Radio and TV including an audio recorder and VCR
Blackboard

Taught sessions combining lectures, seminars and workshops. Sessions will be led/delivered by staff and guest lecturers. Seminars will include the viewing and interrogation of law training videos, workshop analysis of case studies, group dissection of practical legal problems and how to overcome them and critical discussion of legal, ethical and regulatory issues as they arise in the news. There will be a programme of directed hand-out reading to support students' independent study.

Examination of legal, ethical and regulatory issues, restrictions and guidelines including:

- Industry codes of practice - BBC Charter, producers' and on-line guidelines; Ofcom, ITC, Radio Authority, Broadcast
Standards Commission and NUJ codes, C.4 compliance manual and the provisions of the Communications Bill.
- The operation of criminal, civil and coroners' courts, tribunals, local authority and company meetings and reporting
rights, contempt of court, defamation and malicious falsehood, police and criminal evidence, rehabilitation of
offenders, sexual offences, children and the law, The Local Government Act.
- Trespass, copyright, plagiarism, breach of confidence, Data Protection Act, injunctions and keeping information
secure, freedom of information.
- Diversity, equal opportunities, human rights legislation and the Representation of the People Act , Race Relations Act,
Anti-Terrorism Act.