I got this story in my twitter feed on Thursday and I've finally got round to blogging about it.
I am currently studying for a media law exam which deals with issues of libel, defamation and malice and I found this to be a good example of the law in action.
The Sunday Mirror was forced to pay out £30,000 after it published a story claiming model Sophie Anderton had been the victim of a 'vicious attack' in which she was so badly beaten, there were fears for her career.
Author Jose Rosengurtt 
Property development consultant Ed Buxton
Newspaper forced to pay £30,000 over printing of false Sophie Anderson story
Creative Commons in action
I found an article on copying, sharing and reusing material obtained on the internet. I find this area of media law quite interesting so I decided to re-blog it for you.
Creative Commons: Fair to share?
How to get started with ENPS
Last week, we used ENPS for the first time to create our script and running order and so I wanted to create a 'how to' guide for getting started with the programme.
Step 1 - Open up a new document by clicking on the green button in your user file at the bottom.
"Revolutionary" e-reader to be launched in Jan
An article in the Independent today made me realise I needed to do a follow up to my blog about the debates around the death of the press industry with the introduction of e-readers (see it here).
What is being billed as the "ultimate" e-reader is set to make its debut in January 2010 after 10 years spent
A Step Back in Time Part 5: Biffy Clyro
Those of you who know me would have known this was coming at some point!
For me, the hardest part about writing about a Biffy Clyro show is choosing one (At the last count my tally of Biffy shows was just entering double figures.)
So, which one have I chosen I can hear you ask? Was it the show in 2007 with the mighty Frank Turner? Was it the show in 2004 when they supported Hundred Reasons and quite frankly blew them off the stage?
After much deliberation, I decided to write about
First run of ENPS and a lot of faulty equipment...
Another week, another live bulletin.
The Wednesday definitely felt a lot more subdued than previous weeks and everyone seemed happy and settled in their roles. Turns out this overconfidence would send us crashing down to earth with a bump!
The production was our weakest yet and was one of those in which everything seemed to go wrong. There were problems with sound, VTs, microphones and auto cues. Admittedly many of these mistakes were out of our hands but at the end, it was hard not to feel like we had taken a giant step backwards.
http://www.enps.com/
My role was made more exciting/challenging this week with the introduction of ENPS
An interesting media law debate...
During my time studying Journalism, I have found learning about the aspects of media law to be one of the most interesting. I quickly leaned that it often brings up fierce debates between freedom of speech and the public right to privacy.
Looking on the Press Gazette website, I came across a very recent case that was dealt with by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).
The PCC has censured the Bristol Evening Post for intruding on the funeral of a suicide victim.
