Nothing to see here, Press Council says after News Corp tabloids’ front-page undisclosed advertorial gassing up fossil fuel
Amanda Meade https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/17/no-breach-found-after-news-corp-tabloids-splashed-on-undisclosed-advertorial-gassing-up-fossil-fuel-ntwnfb #greenwashing #medialaw #auslaw #auspol
LibreTranslate didn't work well, so here's the Google translation from German, with my corrections to hashtags. (Please consider voting.)
"I think it is a huge mistake that EU societies have largely left themselves at the mercy of Chinese, Russian and US digital companies due to weak #MediaLaw and a lack of #ChildProtection . What do you think?
* I agree, it's a mistake.
* No, I don't see a problem there.
* Never thought about it.
* Differently, namely..."
Janke review finds racism within broadcaster ABC and staff targeted by external organisations
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-01/abc-review-finds-racism-within-broadcaster-anderson-apology/104417476 #journalism #medialaw #IndigenousIP
Are YouTube channels such as friendlyjordies journalism producers in the eyes of the law?
In this video I look into some shield laws and how they understand who a journalist is. This is important because shield laws are there to protect the identities of confidential journalist sources.
This video is not entertaining, so please don't click on it if you want to be entertained
#Journalism #Journalist #friendlyjordies #MediaLaw #Law #EvidenceAct #ShieldLaw #SocialMedia #YouTube #youtuber
"Publishing fake news for profit should be prosecuted as wire fraud" according to my PhD colleague.
"To use the language of the law: the publisher obtains money by false pretenses. Publishing fake news is the pre-eminent example of a growing class of frauds that do not defraud.
These are frauds where the dishonest acquisition of money or property is not accompanied by the dishonest deprivation of any particular person"
#Law #FakeNews #USpol #Media #MediaLaw @phdstudents
Check out his publish article here - https://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/lawreview/vol60/iss1/2/
Is this criticism of Four Corners warranted?
#MDIA5007 students, watch this before this week's tutorial on whistleblowing
#AusPol #WhistleBlower #Army #MediaLaw #Media #Journalism #YouTube #youtuber #MediaEthics #Commodon #FourCorners #ABC
Journalism law case study. Reporting on the "Prayer Room Investigation". Is it defamatory? Is it a breach of privacy? Is it in the public interest?
#MDIA5007 #journalists #Journalism #youtube #youtuber #friendlyjordies #AusPol #MediaLaw
While the Australia Act and Code could be criticised in various ways, it is a categorical error to identify it as a copyright problem. The Australian Act is a combination of media and communications law, competition law, and treasury powers https://www.accc.gov.au/by-industry/digital-platforms-and-services/news-media-bargaining-code/news-media-bargaining-code The Act is not a copyright act. The Act specifically excludes trade secrets as well. The government is not relying on the IP power under the Constitution. #auslaw #auspol #competitionlaw #medialaw #treasurypowers Not #copyright
MDIA5007 students!
Check out this article as part of your assessment into the reporting (or lack thereof) of the Covid19 pandemic.
https://www.ft.com/content/ed17fac5-0af4-432d-ab1b-0a55bc789865
A new law in #Minnesota made it a crime to create sex-related deepfakes or use deepfakes to influence an election — the penalties are up to five years in prison and $10,000 in fines for disseminating them.
University of Minnesota Associate Professor of Media Law Chris Terry talks about what this means for Minnesotans and for broadcasters. #medialaw #onlineabuse #deepfakes #usa #journalism #broadcasting
Carroll on The Violence of Free Speech and Press Metaphors /
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/
#medialaw
Fox and Dominion settle for US$787.5m in defamation lawsuit over election lies https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/18/fox-dominion-settle-us-defamation-lawsuit #defamation #medialaw #uselection #uslaw
Re-introducing myself as more folks come to Mastodon.
I study health and other inequities, especially how technologies and media shape them.