*PRE-ORDER, APPROX 4-6 BUSINESS DAYS* Journalists Legal Guide 6th edition by Michael Crawford 9780779866915 [ZZ]

Paperback, Carswell

Now in its sixth edition, this fully updated and re-organized guide has become the media law “bible” for newsrooms and journalists across Canada and is required reading in many of the nation’s journalism schools. This book is an essential resource for working print, broadcast and Web journalists and editors, as well as journalism students, media lawyers, and public relations firms. Its user-friendly format provides up-to-date and succinct discussions of the legal issues in reporting and uncovering the news including defamation, confidentiality of sources, the effects of court orders and publication bans on a journalist’s day to day work, access to information, Journalistic ethics, Internet law and social media.

This new edition features:

• Recent landmark Supreme Court of Canada and other rulings affecting the news media

• Extensive updates to every chapter, including new case law and legislation

• A fully updated chapter on the intersection of law and media ethics

• Expanded chapters on journalism and the Internet, social media, and employee and freelancer issues for journalists

• A journalist’s legal quiz designed to dispell popular misconceptions about the law

• Highlighted case examples, checklists and quick reference features speeding access to specific information

• A discussion of the Canadian legal system and court procedures which provides essential background and context

• Detailed footnotes complete with case law citation in many topic areas as well as a set of “mini law courses” designed to provide a basic introduction for the journalist on a variety of legal topics