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Those bodies (codes of practices) cover ethical obligations but not legal ones. We are all bound by the same laws, regardless of whether we are police officers, journalists, housewives, etc. And yes, people defame others constantly in their everyday lives through gossip but it rarely turns into...

Sorry, that last post was in response to Laserdisc10 but still figuring this site out!

I haven't posted on any other forums, and I'm not trying to shut down any conversations. The issue with defamation is that the onus is on the defendant (the person being sued) to prove that the comments were true. This is vastly different to a regular court scenario where the onus is on the...

Hi all, As a former journalist (now a media lecturer), I have been following this thread with great interest, however I am concerned about the legalities of most of the discussions. Anything that is said (or alluded to) about any person can result in a defamation action. It doesn't matter...