NCTJ MEDIA LAW questions well answered graded A+ 2024/2025

NCTJ MEDIA LAW What are the Ipso and Ofcom clauses in terms of confidential sources - correct answer Ipso clause 14- journalists habe a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information Ofcom rule 7.1 - gurantees of confidentiality should be honoured What are the sanctions to breaching confidential sources - correct answer - The journalist/ media org. Will be fined for a refusal to obey court order to reveal the identity of a confidential source or material that identifies a source - refusing is a contempt of court - results in a fine or jail sentence What is the shield law in the contempt of court act 1981 section 10 - correct answer No court May require a publisher to disclose their sources UNLESS disclosure is necessary for; -interests of justice -national security -prevention of disorder or crime What does article 10 of the European convention of human rights guarantee - correct answer A journalist should not be compelled by a court to do anything which could disclose a sources identity UNLESS - court rules an over riding requirement in the public interest - investigative actions should take place after that formal decision -action should be proportionate (not a wide ranging trial of journalists activity) What are the police's right to intercept - correct answer Under the investigatory powers act 2016 OR police and criminal evidence act 1984 police and security services can apply for a warrant from the home secularly and intercept live communications and data from calls, texts, emails, letters etc