Journalists' must identify themselves & obtain permission from a responsible executive before entering non-public areas of hospitals or similar institutions to pursue enquires
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What is Clause 9 of the editors Code?
Reporting of crime
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Explain clause 9
Regard should be paid to the potentially vulnerable position of children under the age of 18 who are witnesses or victim to crime
Generally avoid naming children u18 after arrest for a criminal offence but before they appear in youth court unless name is
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What is the law, if any, on recording phone calls?
There is no law preventing you from recording your own phone calls without telling the other person
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What Clause 10 of the Editors Code?
Clandestine and subterfuge*
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Explain Clause 10
Don't obtain / publish material acquired by using hidden cameras / intercepting calls / texts / emails / accessing digital held info without consent
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What would be the Public Interest exemption in Clause 10?
Public interest would need you to demonstrate that there was evidence of an issue that had to be investigated in this way
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What is Editors Code clause 14
Journalists have a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information
No PI
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What is 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 of Impress code in summary
Publishers must protect anonymity of sources where agreed and publishers must ensure sources are not fabricated and except where justified for PI, must not pay officials for info
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What are the 5 main laws to protect sources?
Section 10, COCA, 1981
PACE, 1984
Terrorism Act, 200
Editors Code/OFCOM/Impress code
National Union of Journo codes
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What does Section 10 say about protecting sources?
It recognises the importance of protecting a journalists sources in a democracy
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In what 4 instances does the COCA 1981 say sources must be revealed?
In interests of justice
In interests of national security
To prevent disorder
To prevent crime
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What is the case law for interests of national security?
Sec of state for defence v Guardian newspaper 1985
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What is the case law for preventing disorder or crime?
Jeremy Warner case 1988
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What is exempt to give to police under PACE 1984?
Anything given to journalists by a whistle-blower, for example, in confidence, is exempt from compulsory surrender.
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What does the Terrorism Act 2000 say about revealing sources?
Offences of 'withholding information on suspected terrorist offence' and failing to disclose info that s/he knows or believes to be of preventing the commission by another person of an act of terrorism
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Explain clause 8
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Journalists' must identify themselves & obtain permission from a responsible executive before entering non-public areas of hospitals or similar institutions to pursue enquires
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What is Clause 9 of the editors Code?
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Explain clause 9
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What is the law, if any, on recording phone calls?
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