Ursula Cheer

Ursula looks back on three major media law cases this year. Audio

Judge Charles Blackie said the Evidence Act, which protects news organisations from having to reveal confidential sources, didn't apply to Mr Slater of Whale Oil because a blog is not a recognised… Audio

Online bragging and the publication of images of sexual activity. Audio

The Government sticks with the status quo on New Zealand media regulation. Audio

Discusses changes to in-court media coverage. Audio

Bloggers and harassment. Audio

Juries and the use of social media during trials. Audio

Canterbury University law professor, Ursula Cheer, is with us. Audio

Media law - disaster reporting. Audio

How the law attempts to deal with hoaxes and pranks in the media that lead to harm. Audio

A year long inquiry into press standards in Britain has severely criticised the role played by some of the country's newspapers and called for tougher regulation to prevent a repeat of the… Audio

Censorship and Fifty Shades of Grey Audio

A privacy case taken against a newspaper in the UK. Audio

Two New Zealand defamation cases, both of which indicate an increasing relaxation or opening up of the law in ways that will benefit media. Audio

A UK defamation case may have implications in NZ. Audio

The Broadcasting Standards Authority decision on the Alasdair Thompson complaint against TV3. Audio

A defamation case in the UK involving the qualified privilege defence and why that's significant for New Zealand. Audio

Practical, legal and ethical issues surrounding disaster reporting in Christchurch in the last two years. Audio

Ursula Cheer is Associate Professor of Law at Canterbury University. Today she looks back on the year in media law. Audio

Ursula discusses whether bloggers should be responsible for the content of hyperlinks on their web pages. Audio