Read the following articles then answer the following questions.
What is the difference between defamation, slander and libel?
Why were libel laws first introduced?
Why is it possible to review shows/films/performances and not be sued for libel?
Why did Dr. Sarah Thornton win her case against the Telegraph?
The super-injunction protecting Ryan Giggs privacy was broken by John Hemming MP - why was this allowed?
Name 3 problems with UK libel law:
Which individual are liable for libel on the magazine?
And answer these questions.
What is the role of the Press Complaints Commission?
What do you understand by the terms ‘self-regulatory’?
How is the press different in terms of regulation to TV and broadcast?
Why is the PCC seen as ineffective?
What is set to replace the PCC?