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Postgraduate Course: Law and Journalism (LAWS11162)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course considers how law can both empower and restrict editors and journalists in carrying out their reporting and creative activities. It explores the role and responsibilities of journalists in the changing media environment and the impact of human rights on the content of the print, broadcast and electronic media. Although the focus of the course will be on the UK, a comparative approach will be adopted, with students encouraged to consider how the various issues raised in the course would be addressed in their own jurisdictions.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will:
- have gained an understanding of the various sources of law that shape the activities of journalists;
- have developed research skills in this specialised field, gaining a sound understanding of where to find both legal and non-legal materials relating to the activities of journalists;
- be able to critically evaluate and synthesise the materials they have found;
- have gained an appreciation of law in its social and political context;
- have developed written and oral skills, including the clear and succint expression of ideas
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsFreedom of Expression, Freedom of Information, Media Responsibility, Privacy, Defamation
Contacts
Course organiserDr Rachael Craufurd-Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 2061
Email: r.c.smith@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lene Mccool
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: lene.mccool@ed.ac.uk
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