The Media, Law, Ethics and Journalism

Freedom of the press, the right of the people to know, issues of privacy and sensitivities, how can all these matters be balanced and prioritised in a legal and ethical manner? This becomes an ever more pressing issue as the world becomes increasingly globalised and people of different creeds and races assert themselves.

Professor Jane E. Kirtley explains how all these issues relate to one another and what the role of law and ethics play in media and journalism.