Orlagh Casey.  Reasons for regulation  Examples of legal and ethical constraints  Importance of constraints  Examples of involvement of regulators.

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Orlagh Casey

 Reasons for regulation  Examples of legal and ethical constraints  Importance of constraints  Examples of involvement of regulators

 The power of the press  Protecting individuals  Supporting a fair society

 Journalists awareness of laws and regulations  Guidelines provided by professional bodies  Legal advice  Application of common sense  Awareness of sensitivities in society

 Representation of gender  Representation of religious beliefs  Professional body codes of practice Race Relations Act 1976  Privacy Law (covered in noW)  Copyright  Libel law

 Employment  Hiring  Firing  Pay  Job assignments  Promotions  Layoffs  Training

 BBC  Women too old for TV  broadcaster Miriam O'Reilly “I never wanted to leave my job,”

 Copyright law- Copyright is an automatic right and arises whenever an individual or company creates a work. To qualify, a work should be regarded as original, and exhibit a degree of labour, skill or judgement.  Intellectual property law - Intellectual property is a legal concept which refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognised

Twitter is the main social media site where the libel law can be breached.

 Professional codes of practice- For the purpose of this Code, a Linguistic Practitioner is any person admitted to any category of membership of the Institute in accordance with its Articles or Bye-laws.

Act to make fresh provision with respect to discrimination on racial grounds and relations between people of different racial groups

 A leading Jewish school, JFS in Brent, broke the Race Relations Act by refusing admission to a boy because his mother was not officially recognised as a Jew, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

 The privacy law refers to the laws which deal with an individuals personal information and who is and is not allowed access to this information.  “Right to respect for privacy and family life”  “The right to be left alone”- Judge Cooley