Law ethics for Editor

1 Day

What you will learn:

Knowing what a journalist can and
cannot do in order to stay on the right side of the law and
industry codes of practice has never been more crucial.
This course on law and ethics is aimed at editorial decision
makers in newsrooms delivering an update on the latest
developments in media law and ethics. Ideal for editors,
deputy and assistant editors, newsdesk and picture desk
execs and journalists training up for such duties.

Workshop content includes:

• Ethics, the PCC and the Leveson enquiry
• Privacy, confidentiality and data protection
• Crime and sexual offence reporting
• Libel and contempt
• Examples of ethical dilemmas
• Exercises to test delegate decision-making abilities in an
editorial situation.