The courts and the media

"Rupert Murdoch, Julian Assange and Mohamed Haneef have felt the heat that can develop in head-on encounters of the media and the law. Smart phones, social media and live updates have sharpened age-old dilemmas for the courts. The jury system is under threat, as jurors turn to Google - and defy instructions to stick to evidence. The news media struggle with inconsistent suppression orders. Judges wonder how to insulate justice from Twitter and Facebook. The eminent contributors to this book are Chief Justices, journalists, News Ltd.'s former CEO, legal scholars and court officials. They see the anxieties from different viewpoints - and the opportunities as well - but none is under illusions about how serious (and complex) the issues are becoming"--Back cover.

שנה

2012

שפה

English

הוצאה

Halstead Press

מהדורות

1

עמודים

174

ISBN

9781920831936

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata