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Aims/Description: This module aims to develop students' understanding of legal constraints on journalists working in the UK, including defamation and contempt law. Students will also study how matter can be published in the public interest, and how a journalist can challenge invalid restrictions. There will also be a study of the Editors' Code of Practice and the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.
Notes: Taking this moduleis a requirement of the National Council for the Training of Journalists accreditation, and the Broadcast Journalists Training Council accreditation.
Information on the department responsible for this unit (Journalism Studies):
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