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Overcoming the Legal Challenges of News Reporting: A Case Study of a Start-Up News Corporation

Overcoming the Legal Challenges of News Reporting: A Case Study of a Start-Up News Corporation
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Author(s): Jonathan Bishop (Centre for Research into Online Communities and E-Learning Systems, UK)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 18
Source title: Media Law, Ethics, and Policy in the Digital Age
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nhamo A. Mhiripiri (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe & St. Augustine University, Tanzania)and Tendai Chari (University of Venda, South Africa)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2095-5.ch008

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Abstract

When one thinks of barriers to setting up a news corporation, one might think in terms of the costs of machinery and staffing. This case study of a start-up news corporation called Crocels News shows that the biggest cost can be in resolving legal disputes, most significantly from news articles scrutinising public bodies and their staff. This chapter investigates the difficulties faced by Crocels News in providing news content. By considering the legal correspondence received, the chapter provides insights into some of the problems all news services are likely to experience if they do not have access to the huge legal budgets of the established news corporations. The findings are particularly worrying for emerging forms of news reporting, such as citizen journalism. The chapter therefore proposes changes in statute so that case law that protects free speech is more easily enforced.

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