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Policy Developments at the UN regarding the Safety of Journalists

Policy Developments at the UN regarding the Safety of Journalists

Feb 15, 2023 | Freedom of expression, Journalism

Author: Dr Gemma Horton (University of Sheffield)   Safety of Journalists In recent years, the threats that journalists face in their work have grown considerably. The development of technology has meant that journalists are subject to online violence for the...
Event Review: Media Freedom in the Age of Citizen Journalism Book Launch.

Event Review: Media Freedom in the Age of Citizen Journalism Book Launch.

Jun 20, 2022 | Fake news, Freedom of expression, Journalism, News media, Social Media

The ILPC Book Launch Event – Media Freedom in the Age of Citizen Journalism (Elgar Law 2021) took place on 11th  May. The ILPC was delighted to host this online event and congratulates former ILPC Research Associate Dr Peter Coe (University of Reading) on its...
Lifelong anonymity orders: do they still work in the social media age? – Faith Gordon and Julie Doughty

Lifelong anonymity orders: do they still work in the social media age? – Faith Gordon and Julie Doughty

Aug 6, 2019 | Freedom of expression, Journalism, Privacy

This article was originally published on The Conversation, written by Dr Faith Gordon, Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University and Dr Julie Doughty, Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University. Lifelong anonymity orders for adults who were convicted of crimes as children...
Who’s responsible for what happens on Facebook? Analysis of a new ECJ opinion

Who’s responsible for what happens on Facebook? Analysis of a new ECJ opinion

Nov 28, 2017 | European Policy, Freedom of expression, Internet regulation, Social Media

In this guest post Lorna Woods, Professor of Internet Law at the University of Essex, provides an analysis on the new ECJ opinion . This post first appeared on the blog of Steve Peers, Professor of EU, Human Rights and World Trade Law at the University of Essex. Who...
Who’s responsible for what happens on Facebook? Analysis of a new ECJ opinion

Call for Papers: Global Fake News and Defamation Symposium

Sep 13, 2017 | Freedom of expression, Internet regulation, News media, Social Media

Readers of the Information and Law Policy Centre blog are invited to submit a call for papers for the Global Fake News and Defamation Symposium on the theme of ‘Fake News and Weaponized Defamation: Global Perspectives’ Concept Note: The notion of “fake...
The Legal Challenges of Social Media

The Legal Challenges of Social Media

Aug 9, 2017 | Ethics, Freedom of expression, Journalism, News media, Privacy, Social Media

How has the law adapted to the emergence and proliferation of social media tools and digital technology? Furthermore, how successful has the law been in governing the challenges associated with an ongoing reformulation of our understandings of public and private...
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