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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
