Tag Archives: law
Workshop on name suppression in NZ
InternetNZ is organising a workshop to look at the issue of name suppression in the digital age. The idea is to give people food for thought ahead of the deadline for submissions to the Parliament’s Justice and Electoral Committee on February 18. The workshop will focus specifically on a section in the Criminal Procedure (Reform [...]
UAE imposes controversial law on journalists
The United Arab Emirates passed a controversial law yesterday that includes hefty fines for journalists, the official news agency reported.
Journalistic privilege – a NZ postscript
My post earlier today on journalistic privilege was based on reading Clay Shirky's book Here Comes Everybody and the issues he raises are interesting and well worth a read, particularly those on the roles/rights of bloggers and who can be defined as a journalist. But the book refers to US laws and practice, and Jim Tucker quite rightly responded to my post with a clarification about the situation in New Zealand, which I wanted to add here as a postscript.
Who should enjoy journalistic privilege?
The question of who should enjoy journalistic privilege - the legal right to protect sources - these days is not an easy one to answer given that it's no longer simple to define who is and who is not a journalist. A related question is who should be given access to cover court proceedings and political conferences given that only so many journalists can be accommodated in a courtroom or catered for at a news or political conference. Clay Shirky provides some food for thought on privilege and the definition of a journalist.
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Taking time out for Net Hui 2011