Dr Katsirea, a SPERI affiliate based in the School of Journalism, Media & Communication Studies at the University of 91Ö±²¥, is pleased to announce the launch of Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era: a comparative study. The event will take place at the Institute of Advance Legal Studies in London. You can book your place .
The book assesses the extent to which the emergent regulatory model for online news media is shaped by analogies from the past, or rather by a newly prevalent culture of control. By interweaving two distinct strands of analysis - the concepts of press freedom and regulation, and the phenomena of convergence and digitalisation - this book examines the challenges for press freedom in the nascent digital news ecosystem. Drawing upon decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union, as well as from German, UK and US case law, this comparative work explores the regulation of the press in the digital era and the impact of the proliferating media laws, policies, and jurisprudence on press freedom.
Order the book online , and use the code ALAUTHC4 to save 30%.
The book launch and panel discussion should be of interest beyond the academy, namely for lawyers and policymakers working in government departments and/or involved with media regulation as well as for campaigners defending press freedom and/or advocating for greater press accountability.
Panellists for the discussion will include Mr Adam Baxter (Director of Standards and Audit Protection, Ofcom), Ms Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana (IMPRESS), Professor Jacob Rowbottom (University College, Oxford), Dr Sejal Parmar (Cardiff University), and will be chaired by Mr William Horsley (International Director, CFOM).