Freedom of expression and the media /
Freedom of expression and the media /
edited by Merris Amos, Jackie Harrison, and Lorna Woods.
- 1 online resource (viii, 264 pages)
- Nijhoff law specials, v. 79 0924-4549 ; .
- Nijhoff Law Specials 79. Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223264. .
"Published under the auspices of the Clemens Nathan Research Centre."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Introduction: Freedom of Expression and the Media / Free Speech, Communication and the State / Imposition or Empowerment? Freedom of Speech, Broadcasting and Impartiality / Impartiality in News Coverage: The Present and the Future / Packaged Voices: A Case Study on the Mediation of Minority Voices (Asylum Seekers) on Television News / The Council of Europe’s Standards on Access to the Media for Minorities: A Tale of Near Misses and Staggered Successes / User Generated Content: Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in a Digital Age / Freedom of Expression: The BBC and User Generated Content / What Has Human Rights Law Done for the Media? / Fighting Words—the War on Terror and Media Freedom / Conclusion: Utilising a Human Rights Framework / Appendix / Index / Clemens Nathan -- Merris Amos , Jackie Harrison and Lorna Woods -- Thomas Gibbons -- Steven Barnett -- Mike Feintuck -- Bernard Gross -- Tarlach McGonagle -- Lorna Woods -- Jackie Harrison -- Merris Amos -- Peter Noorlander -- Merris Amos , Jackie Harrison and Lorna Woods -- Merris Amos , Jackie Harrison and Lorna Woods -- Merris Amos , Jackie Harrison and Lorna Woods.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Freedom of expression – particularly freedom of speech – is, in most Western liberal democracies, a well accepted and long established, though contested constitutional right or principle. Whilst based in ethical, rights-based and political theories, such as those of justice, the good life, personal autonomy, self determination, and welfare, as well as arrangements over legitimate government, pluralism and its limits, democracy and the extent and role of the state, there is always a lack of agreement over what precisely freedom of expression entails and how it should be applied. For the purposes of this book we are concerned with freedom of expression and the media with regard to the current application of legal standards and self-regulation to journalistic practice. Justifications for freedom of expression do, in the end, inevitably involve the conduct of the media and it is this that concerns our authors. This book is concerned with these issues as they affect the contemporary media, the practice of journalism and why imposed constraints and the extent of the freedoms attached to freedom of expression are managed, and why they may or may not be ultimately regarded as legitimate or not legitimate. It is the practical matter of contemporary journalism and freedom of expression that concerns us. Consequently this is not a philosophical work so much as a work concerned with the way that freedom of expression is evoked and applied and those arguments that support or refute such evocation and application, focussing on areas of tension between freedom of expression and other considerations. In short, this is a book concerned with what the various authors regard as good practice as well as what they regard as problematic and why. Most of the chapters in this book assume a UK regulatory framework, which, influenced by the EU requirements, imposes a differentiated burden on the broadcast media by comparison with the press and, to some degree, content on the Internet.
9789004229402
10.1163/9789004229402 DOI
2012013031
Freedom of expression--Great Britain.
Freedom of speech--Great Britain.
Mass media--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
Freedom of expression.
Freedom of speech.
Mass media--Law and legislation.
KD4110 / .F745 2012
342.08/53
"Published under the auspices of the Clemens Nathan Research Centre."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Introduction: Freedom of Expression and the Media / Free Speech, Communication and the State / Imposition or Empowerment? Freedom of Speech, Broadcasting and Impartiality / Impartiality in News Coverage: The Present and the Future / Packaged Voices: A Case Study on the Mediation of Minority Voices (Asylum Seekers) on Television News / The Council of Europe’s Standards on Access to the Media for Minorities: A Tale of Near Misses and Staggered Successes / User Generated Content: Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in a Digital Age / Freedom of Expression: The BBC and User Generated Content / What Has Human Rights Law Done for the Media? / Fighting Words—the War on Terror and Media Freedom / Conclusion: Utilising a Human Rights Framework / Appendix / Index / Clemens Nathan -- Merris Amos , Jackie Harrison and Lorna Woods -- Thomas Gibbons -- Steven Barnett -- Mike Feintuck -- Bernard Gross -- Tarlach McGonagle -- Lorna Woods -- Jackie Harrison -- Merris Amos -- Peter Noorlander -- Merris Amos , Jackie Harrison and Lorna Woods -- Merris Amos , Jackie Harrison and Lorna Woods -- Merris Amos , Jackie Harrison and Lorna Woods.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Freedom of expression – particularly freedom of speech – is, in most Western liberal democracies, a well accepted and long established, though contested constitutional right or principle. Whilst based in ethical, rights-based and political theories, such as those of justice, the good life, personal autonomy, self determination, and welfare, as well as arrangements over legitimate government, pluralism and its limits, democracy and the extent and role of the state, there is always a lack of agreement over what precisely freedom of expression entails and how it should be applied. For the purposes of this book we are concerned with freedom of expression and the media with regard to the current application of legal standards and self-regulation to journalistic practice. Justifications for freedom of expression do, in the end, inevitably involve the conduct of the media and it is this that concerns our authors. This book is concerned with these issues as they affect the contemporary media, the practice of journalism and why imposed constraints and the extent of the freedoms attached to freedom of expression are managed, and why they may or may not be ultimately regarded as legitimate or not legitimate. It is the practical matter of contemporary journalism and freedom of expression that concerns us. Consequently this is not a philosophical work so much as a work concerned with the way that freedom of expression is evoked and applied and those arguments that support or refute such evocation and application, focussing on areas of tension between freedom of expression and other considerations. In short, this is a book concerned with what the various authors regard as good practice as well as what they regard as problematic and why. Most of the chapters in this book assume a UK regulatory framework, which, influenced by the EU requirements, imposes a differentiated burden on the broadcast media by comparison with the press and, to some degree, content on the Internet.
9789004229402
10.1163/9789004229402 DOI
2012013031
Freedom of expression--Great Britain.
Freedom of speech--Great Britain.
Mass media--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
Freedom of expression.
Freedom of speech.
Mass media--Law and legislation.
KD4110 / .F745 2012
342.08/53