CIoJ Training – Media Law in a digital age, 28 January 2010
TRAINING WORKSHOP
Media law in a digital age
Suitable for:
Journalists who need to update their legal knowledge and improve the way they apply it in a digital age.
Duration:
One day – 28 January 2010.
Delivery:
Workshop style: short ‘lectures’, interspersed with discussion, questions and answers, problem solving exercises and practical exercises.
Outline:
• Your notes;
• Your sources;
• Defamation – message boards, UGC, blogs etc;
• Contempt of court – archives, ID;
• Privacy – words and photos;
• Data Protection Act;
• PCC code / Ofcom code;
• Twitter, Facebook and other social media;
• Copyright
Cost: £100 non-members, £60 members
Course tutor:
The course will be delivered by Cleland Thom, Director, Potential.GB.com – http://www.potential.gb.com/website/about_us.php – who is an expert on media law.
To book:
To book your place on the course contact Head Office for more details and a booking form – 020 7252 1187, memberservices@cioj.co.uk .
As the repercussions from posting carelessly or without sufficient regard for, say, security issues, are growing by the day, this looks like being a valuable course for anyone who uses social media.