We've received an email from reader Judith Townend, formerly of Journalism.co.uk, now studying for an MA, asking if she could enlist some help from fellow Media Blog readers.
We'll let Judith explain. She writes:
For many trained journalists, working for well-resourced organisations they might be able to consult an in-house lawyer when occasion rises. But for independent online publishers and bloggers who also play an increasingly big part on the UK news scene there's unlikely to be the money for legal advice.
So what happens when there's not an in-house lawyer on hand to answer questions? Do bloggers without journalistic accreditation find it difficult to access certain information? What UK media laws should an online publisher consider - and do they need reform?
It was issues like these that I want to address in my MA project (the findings of which will influence my forthcoming MPhil / PhD research at City University London's new Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism).
As part of my research I have set up this short survey. If you're UK-based and write for a small - or your own - site, please take five minutes to answer some questions.
So go on, take a few minutes to help Judith out, and we're hoping, if we ask nicely she'll share the findings with us here.
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