Damages for breaches of the Privacy Act used to be laughable. The very top award was $40,000 to someone whose treatment in an addiction facility was revealed to the media. Not only was it taking an age for the Human
Media Law Journal
The Media Law Journal, published by Steven Price, focuses on issues related to media law including defamation, responsible communication in the public interest, media regulation, and the interaction between different media oversight bodies such as the Media Council and the Broadcasting Standards Authority. It covers legal analysis of media complaints, accuracy in reporting, corrections and retractions, and jurisdictional questions concerning broadcasting standards, especially in the context of new media platforms. The blog also discusses the implications of legal decisions on media practices and public interest journalism.
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Not so qualified?
The defence of common law qualified privilege applies (to cut short a lot of legal jargon) when someone tells someone something in good faith, believing they need to know it. Think: telling the police that the neighbour is running methlab…
Supreme Court weighs in on name suppression
Name suppression decisions can be tough sometimes. No matter your views on free speech, you have to be hard-hearted not to be torn by the tug of the competing arguments.
I think you can feel the Supreme Court wrestling with…
Media Council seeking new members
I’ve been asked to post the following ad. If you are pillar of the community type, and interested in both free speech and media accountability, this could be for you.
NEW ZEALAND MEDIA COUNCIL
Public Member Appointment
Do you have…
Climate action
This isn’t about media law. It is much more important.
Lawyers for Climate Action NZ is seeking judicial review of the Climate Change Commission’s recommendations. It argues that the recommended cuts are not enough to contribute to keeping warming to…