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16 de mar. de 2011 · The first definition of a journalist should be the traditional definition that includes an association with a media entity, ... Any legal analysis, ...
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- KUMOVA V DAVISON [2021] FCA 753
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Legal definitions of journalist operate in every Australian State and Territory, as well as under federal law. These definitions fall into six broad categories. They primarily underpin statutory protections for journalists’ confidential sources.
Is it possible to efectively define a journalist in law? How should journalist be defined? Should a uniform definition be adopted? law.uq.edu.au/research/press-freedom
Definitions of journalist are primarily found in laws that protect journalistic sources, namely, whistleblower protections and evidentiary shield laws. Whistleblower laws, found in Public Interest Disclosure Acts across Australia as well as the federal Corporations Act5, encourage individuals to ‘blow the whistle’ on illegal, immoral, or illegitima...
The 17 existing definitions can be approached as six broad categories based on textual variations. These are: A Leading Definition: the most commonly adopted definition in law. A Process-Based Definition that emphasises the process of publication. A Concise Definition that focuses on the person being engaged in the publication of news. A Materi...
news medium means any medium for the dissemination to the public or a section of the public of news and observations on news.
The Concise Definition of journalist was given judicial consideration in the case of Kumova and stands as the only reported Australian case giving substantive judicial consideration to a statutory definition of journalist. The case concerned alleged defamatory statements made by Davison through his Twitter account ‘@stockswami’. Davison, in attempt...
It has taken almost 30 years for these six broad categories of ‘journalist’ to manifest in law. Whilst more recent definitions reflect lawmakers’ recognition of definitional evolution and the rapidly changing modern media landscape, they also highlight a lack of uniformity and openness to experimentation in definitional approaches across Australia....
Dominic is a Research Assistant for the UQ School of Law where he is involved in UQ’s Press Freedom Project led by Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Professor Peter Greste. Dominic’s research interests are in areas of Public Law and Information Security.
Press Freedom Policy Papers ofer short, evidence-based insights and recommendations informed by scholarship and consultation. Background Briefings outline important events and context to inform policy development and law reform in the area of media freedom. Reform Briefings present targeted, balanced and evidence-based recommendations for law refor...
This Press Freedom Policy Paper is based on research which contributed to the article by Rebecca Ananian-Welsh: ‘Who is a Journalist? A Critical Analysis of Australian Statutory Definitions’ which will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Federal Law Review.
Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh: rebecca.aw@law.uq.edu.au Associate Editor: Renato S. M. Costa: r.costa@uq.edu.au
Hace 6 días · Coming up with a function-based definition of journalism can work, as the following articles show. The Freedom of Information Act defines journalist broadly, but also provides the same benefits to any requester pursuing records in the public interest.
1 de sept. de 2021 · Research and understand what your legal rights are as a journalist in the region or country where you are reporting. Try to find out: What you can and cannot be arrested for; details of previous journalist arrests and how they were treated; Which government or law enforcement units are likely to be making arrests on the day; Where ...
This raises the question of who, then, qualifies as a journalist. This chapter explores the ethical and legal parameters of traditional journalism as historically understood. From this background and analysis, it concludes that the best characterization of “journalist” is rooted in the performative and guided by the ethical: to be a ...
This chapter focuses on one critical example of how legal institutions and lawmakers globally are grappling with language as they quite literally redefine the terms 'journalist', 'journalism' and 'news media'.
30 de jun. de 2016 · Article. Who is a Journalist?: Changing legal definitions in a de-territorialised media space. June 2016. Digital Journalism 5 (7):1-18. DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2016.1196592. Authors:...
