NEWSDESK LAW

About NEWSDESK LAW

This is a podcast all about media law and ethics in the UK - aimed at journalism students, journalists and content creators. It covers the basics of Contempt, Defamation, Privacy, Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Copyright. Based on original content in the book Newsdesk Law by Vincent Kelly LLB (ISBN: 978-0-9566049-0-3) The Newsdesk Law podcast is presented by Ato Erzan-Essien, currently a senior lecturer at the University of Lancashire in the United Kingdom. A journalism educator with more than 20 years experience, he is a former reporter, sub-editor and editor who worked at various regional publications in the north of England. He is also the author of the book Journalistic Professionalism in Higher Education: Teaching and defining journalism in the UK, published by Routledge (ISBN/EAN: 9781032986760/103298676X). Title music: 'Five Ws' by BabZ

Publisher

Ato Erzan-Essien

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Nov 2024

Latest episode

24 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Mar 2025

   Episode 31 - Top 10 tips for court reporting

   The final episode in the series concludes with a look at the more practical and common sense aspects of reporting on court proceedings..

2. 

   17 Mar 2025

   Episode 30 - Ethics: OFCOM

   This 30th episode is our final look at media ethics for the time being but from the perspective of OFCOM - the Office for Communications. There is, however, a surreal twist...because the interview was conducted using artificial intelligence - in this case, ChatGPT impersonating an Elvis Presley impersonator...Why? Well all will become clear when you listen to the episode...but be warned, this may be one of the worst Elvis Presley impersonations you are ever likely to hear...ever.

3. 

   10 Mar 2025

   Episode 29 - Ethics: IPSO

   This episode continues the overview of ethics with a look at IPSO - the Independent Press Standards Organisation - and a discussion of what it does with its Head of Complaints, Emily Houlston-Jones.

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

34

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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