Welcome to the course website for JMSC0019 Media Law and Ethics at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre, the University of Hong Kong. This course examines the ethical and legal issues affecting journalism and journalists in Hong Kong and beyond. We cover such topics as press freedom, defamation, privacy, information access, ethical standard and newsgathering techniques. Your lecturer for Fall 2009 is Cliff Buddle, deputy editor, South China Morning Post.
cbuddle - November 28, 2009 @ 2:03 pm
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Hi everyone, I just want to remind you all that the final, take-home exam must be completed and handed in by 5pm on Monday, November 30. It was handed out at the last class and also emailed to you. Please make sure you return it to JMSC and also email it to me by the deadline.
Thanks,
Cliff
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cbuddle - November 24, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
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Many thanks to all those who made their presentations at the tutorials today. Some interesting points were raised. If you have not yet handed me the written version of your presentation, please email it to me as soon as possible.
I have emailed everyone a copy of the final exam distributed in class on Monday. Please [...]
cbuddle - November 20, 2009 @ 11:55 am
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Hi, the powerpoint presentation on ethics is on the website under “lecture notes.” Please remember, I will also be distributing the take-home exam on Monday so make sure you attend class. The final presentations will take place at our tutorial on Tuesday.
Thanks,
Cliff
cbuddle - November 18, 2009 @ 11:05 am
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Hi everyone. Thanks to all those who did their presentations on Tuesday. You made some good points and raised interesting issues. Please make sure you all attend class on Monday as I will be distributing the take-home exam. I will also provide some guidance for the exam and do a little revision. Anyone who has [...]
cbuddle - November 16, 2009 @ 1:27 pm
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Thanks to all those who dragged themselves out of their warm beds on this cold morning and made it to the copyright class. There were good questions raised.
Please attend the tutorials tomorrow, for our second set of presentations. If you are presenting (I sent out reminder emails yesterday) please make sure you are ready to [...]
cbuddle - November 14, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
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Hi everyone. There have been a couple of interesting developments in the media law field this week. You might like to take a look at the latest government proposals on digital copyright. A summary is given here on the government website.
http://news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/091112/html/091112en03005.htm
Also, 18 former Cathay Pacific air pilots won $3.3 million each in damages from the airline [...]
