1. Orlagh Casey

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

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

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

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

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

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

8.  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

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

11.  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.

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

13.  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.

14.  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