McNae's Essential Law for Journalists

Part 1: The Landscape of Law, Ethics and Regulation; 1 Introduction; 2 Press regulation; 3 Broadcast regulation; Part 2: Crime, Courts and Tribunals; 4 Crime: media coverage prior to any court case; 5 Crimes: categories and definitions; 6 Magistrates courts: summary cases; 7 Magistrates courts: the most serious criminal cases; 8 Crown courts and appeal courts; 9 Juveniles in criminal and anti-social behaviour cases; 10 Sexual offences; 11 Court reporting - other restrictions; 12 Civil courts; 13 Family courts; 14 Open justice and access to court information; 15 Challenging the courts; 16 Coroners courts; 17 Tribunals and public inquiries; 18 Contempt of court; Part 3: Defamation and Related Law; 19 Defamation - definitions and dangers; 20 The claimant and what must be proved; 21 Defences; 22 The public interest defence; 23 The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; 24 Slander, malicious falsehood and obscenity; Part 4: Confidentiality, Privacy and Copyright; 25 Breach of confidence; 26 Privacy; 27 News-gathering avoiding intrusion; 28 Data protection; 29 Copyright; Part 5: Information and Expression; 30 Freedom of Information Act 2000; 31 Other information rights and access to meetings; 32 Reporting elections; 33 Official secrets; 34 The journalist's sources and neutrality; 35 The risks of being charged with bribery, misconduct, hacking or intercepting; 36 The right to take photographs, film and record; 37 Northern Ireland; Part 6: Online Chapters; 38 The incitement of hate; 39 Scotland; 40 Terrorism and the effect of counter-terrorism law

Mark Hanna is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and Chair of the NCTJ Media Law Examinations Board.; Mike Dodd is the Press Asociation's legal editor and member of the NCTJ's Media Law Examinations Board. He is a qualified lawyer with nearly 40 years' experience as a working journalist.