The Media Law Podcast

Tom and Paul finish the 2018-19 academic year with a discussion of recent events including the Lachaux case in the Supreme Court and the privacy implications of recording Boris Johnson.

In Episode 6, Tom and Paul are joined by scholars from the US, Canada and South Africa to get a range of international perspectives on the public interest defence under the UK’s Defamation Act 2013. There’s also time for Tom and Paul to argue about the Supreme Court’s recent decision about the “meaning” of an allegedly libellous Facebook post in Stocker v Stocker, and to mention the government’s w...

Episode 5 focuses on social media. Tom talks to Dr Holly Powell-Jones (City University) about her research into children’s understanding of the law on social media usage. Then Paul and Prof. Daithí Mac Síthigh (Queen’s University Belfast) dial in for a chat about the recent DCMS report into ‘Disinformation and Fake News’.

Tom Bennett (City University) and Paul Wragg (Leeds University) discuss the potential fallout from the tabloid press' coverage of the Gatwick Drone fiasco, and Tom talks to David Rolph (University of Sydney) about the Court of Appeal's recent decision in Economou v de Freitas, on the public interest defence in defamation.

In episode 3, Tom and Paul are joined by Colin Murray (Newcastle University) to discuss Lord Hain’s use of parliamentary privilege to break a so-called “non-disclosure agreement” between a high-profile businessman and a former employee, and the reporting of this incident in the media. They also take a look at the issues in the defamation case of Lachaux v Independent Print, which was heard by the...

In episode 2, Tom and Paul debate the “harm” element in English privacy law, have an argument about the case of Cliff Richard v BBC, and review Mark Tushnet’s new book on Freedom of Expression.

Tom Bennett (City University) is joined by Paul Wragg (Leeds University) and Helen Belcher (Trans Media Watch) to discuss the portrayal of minority groups in the mainstream media, and the difficulties posed for individuals from minority groups in making use of current regulatory mechanisms. There's also a round-up of news from the world of Media Law!