The Newspaper Society’s annual editorial law seminar will take place in London on November 23.
It is aimed at editors, journalists, journalism trainers and legal advisers with sessions presented by leading media lawyers experienced in advising newspapers, magazines and broadcasters.
The event will provide an update on legal developments and explain how and what news can be reported. It will outline the pitfalls, explain new legislation and illustrate how Press Complaints Commission decisions can affect what the media can lawfully report, and how it can be reported.
Speakers will cover anything from court cases and celebrity gossip to reporting on the security services during the current world crisis.
The sessions will include: defamation, the Official Secrets Act, court reporting restrictions, PCC update on self-regulation and privacy.
The seminar will be chaired by David Hooper, a partner at Pinsent Curtis Biddle, and discussion periods will follow each of the sessions.
Speakers will include:
The editorial law seminar will take place at Kingsway Hall Hotel, Great Queen St, London, WC1, and costs £175+vat. More details are available from the Newspaper Society on 020 7636 7014.
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