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Second edition coming in 2013

Second edition coming in 2013

Hong Kong Media Law: A Guide for Journalists and Media Professionals (Hong Kong University Press) is an authoritative guide to the laws most important to reporters, editors, news executives and other professionals working for the print, online and broadcast media and the lawyers who advise them. Topics include defamation, court reporting, privacy, access to...
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Interviews and Media Reviews

INTERVIEWS: 23 January 2011 “Judiciary keeps watch on Twitter reporting,” South China Morning Post (SCMP reported on developments in the UK, Australia, Canada and the U.S. allowing reporters to “tweet” live from courtrooms in covering ongoing cases and quoted Doreen Weisenhaus, Associate Professor and Director of the Media Law Project, advocating that Hong Kong...
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Commonwealth Lawyer journal reviews book

The Commonwealth Lawyer, the Journal of the London-based Commonwealth Lawyers Association, reviews Hong Kong Media Law in its current December 2008 issue. It cites the book’s “comprehensive coverage” and says that “this book deserves to be the first port of call for anyone seeking guidance on free speech and media law in Hong Kong.”...
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Advocating courtroom Twitter reporting

Jan 23, 2011 – South China Morning Post reported on developments in the UK, Australia, Canada and the U.S. allowing reporters to “tweet” live from courtrooms in covering ongoing cases and quoted Doreen Weisenhaus, Associate Professor and Director of the Media Law Project, who advocated that Hong Kong reporters be allowed to conduct Twitter reporting to promote openness in the courts. Read More »

Government proposals on obscenity law reform flawed – JMSC

The Journalism and Media Studies Centre has told the Hong Kong government that some of its proposed changes to the obscenity ordinance could pose additional dangers to freedom of expression and the operation of a free press in the SAR. Read More »

Latest data breaches prompt reform calls

In the June 2008 issue of Privacy Laws and Business, Doreen Weisenhaus writes about how the latest personal data breaches in Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia are prompting calls for reform of existing laws.

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Available from Hong Kong University Press: HK$225.00 / US$32.50 10% off for web orders Foreword by Mr. Justice Michael Hartmann Paperback   408 Pages Publication Date 2007/05 ISBN 9789622098084 228×152 mm   0.594 kg Market Rights: Worldwide Content