Module Descriptors
LAW FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
PHOT40069
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: John Snowdon
Email: J.Snowdon@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- CLASS-TEST weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
A class test of one hour and 30 minutes (100%) (LO 1-3)
Module Indicative Content
The core aim of the module is to ensure that photojournalism students have knowledge and understanding of the complex web of the legal issues and constraints affecting professional practice. Specific topics covered include contempt, copyright, confidentiality, reporting restrictions, covering court affairs, The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) code of practice and ethical considerations. The curriculum is constructed to provide students with the ability to apply their knowledge of the law to specific situations commonly encountered by photojournalists and press photographers. The curriculum will prepare students for the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) examination Media Law for Photographers. Assessment will require students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the law as it applies to photojournalism and press photography through contextual application. This will be in time-constrained test conditions to replicate professional practice and in preparation for professional external examination.
Module Learning Strategies
3 x weekly one-hour classes (lecture, workshop and seminar) = 36 hours
Classes will include a mixture of lecture elements, workshop practice, group discussion and trial tests.
Independent learning = 114 hours
Students will be expected to gain a thorough knowledge of the law as it applies to photojournalism and press photography using advised sections of essential texts and Blackboard content and develop a broader grasp of the law as it applies to journalism overall through wider advised reading.
Classes will include a mixture of lecture elements, workshop practice, group discussion and trial tests.
Independent learning = 114 hours
Students will be expected to gain a thorough knowledge of the law as it applies to photojournalism and press photography using advised sections of essential texts and Blackboard content and develop a broader grasp of the law as it applies to journalism overall through wider advised reading.
Module Resources
Blackboard, journalism industry websites, library books and journals, particularly Press Gazette
http://www.the-aop.org/home. htm http://www.epuk.org/
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.
http://www.the-aop.org/home. htm http://www.epuk.org/
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.
Module Texts
Welsh, Tom, Greenwood, Walter and Banks, David McNae's Essential Law for Journalists (2007) Oxford University Press
Beyond the Lens, (3rd edition) by The Association of Photographers ISBN 0-9543374-2-5
Beyond the Lens, (3rd edition) by The Association of Photographers ISBN 0-9543374-2-5