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Media Law I

Digital Journalism · Level 6  ·  3 Chapters

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Chapters

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Demonstrate media law
7 topics
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2
Determine human rights
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3
Apply law of defamation
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What Media Law I covers: 17 main topics in 3 chapters

1. Demonstrate media law

  1. 1.1 Meaning of Law
  2. 1.2 Introduction to media law
  3. 1.3 Media law and its sources
  4. 1.4 Principles of media law
  5. 1.5 Classification of media laws
  6. 1.6 Constitutional rights, freedom of media & limits
  7. 1.7 Media act Kenya, 2013

2. Determine human rights

  1. 2.1 General principles of International Law
  2. 2.2 Human Rights Law
  3. 2.3 Freedom of expression

3. Apply law of defamation

  1. 3.1 Meaning of defamation
  2. 3.2 Types of defamation
  3. 3.3 Elements of defamation
  4. 3.4 Defamation and the law
  5. 3.5 Libel and Slander
  6. 3.6 Hate speech and defamation
  7. 3.7 Concept of public interest

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 42 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 80 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 32 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation 18 What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations 15 Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards 398 Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 2 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 20 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 12 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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