McNae's Essential Law for Journalists - Softcover

Dodd, Mike; Hanna, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198809573 ISBN 13: 9780198809579

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2018

Synopsis

Precise and lucid in its treatment of practical detail, McNae's Essential Law for Journalists is the unrivalled handbook for students of journalism and professionals.

Including pithy summaries, clear cross-references, and hands-on practical advice, McNae's meets the needs of busy journalists who need quick and reliable answers to the questions they face in their day-to-day work, while also providing students with authoritative coverage of key media law topics.

Published in partnership with the National Council for the Training of Journalists as the elemental text for students, and widely used in newsrooms across the UK, McNae's continues to successfully distil the law and make it manageable.

Online resources
Comprehensive online resources accompany the text, including regular updates from the authors to keep readers abreast of the law. www.mcnaes.com

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Review:

This textbook is called "essential" for a reason. It is still the go-to law textbook for journalists and journalism students. (Kate Heathman, Journalism Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University)

Reliable, clearly illustrated and thoughtfully presented. (Ian Bucknell, Senior Teaching Fellow in Journalism, University of Leeds)

Described in the journalism industry as the "Bible", with good reason. McNae's has, for decades, been a constant companion of working journalists. (Kevin Duffy, Lecturer in Journalism, University Of Central Lancashire)

This has always been - and still is - THE most important book for any journalist in the UK. (Nigel Green, crime reporter, investigative journalist, and Associate Principal Lecturer in Journalism at Leeds Trinity University)

An invaluable book for every journalism student grappling with how to write legally and ethically safe stories. (Dave Porter, Lecturer in Journalism, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Essential text for any journalism student and a must for anyone taking the NCTJ media law exams. (Bernie Saunders, Senior Lecturer in Media Law and Journalism, University of Portsmouth)

Important detail is clearly signposted. The law is explained with clarity in a way that is relevant to journalists. Legal jargon is explained. It is equally relevant to students and working journalists. McNae's gets it right , and in truth I’d be lost without it. (Karen Nicholson, Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University)

It is the go-to quick reference text, designed to be of practical use. (David Acheson, Lecturer in Media Law, University of Kent)

It is the journalists' "Bible". (Dr David Clarke, Reader in Journalism and Media Law, Sheffield Hallam University')

A book that every student on a journalism programme should invest in - and it is one that any working journalist should keep in their desk. (Dr David Baines, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Newcastle University)

About the Author:

Mike Dodd is the Press Association's legal editor and a member of the NCTJ's Media Law Examinations Board. He is a qualified lawyer with nearly 50 years' experience as a working journalist. Mark Hanna is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and Chair of the NCTJ Media Law Examinations Board. He was an award-winning crime and investigations reporter.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0198809573
• ISBN 13: 9780198809579
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544