Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0985337

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0985337

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Defamation and Privacy: Law, Media and Public Speech. This project investigates important recent legal changes in defamation and privacy, laws which can considerably limit public speech. It addresses the urgent need in law for a more sophisticated understanding and evaluation of the practices of media professionals. It will assist lawyers and judges apply the changed laws, contribute to scheduled reviews of legislation, assist publications and journalists deal with risks of legal liability, develop critical academic and legal debates about the media, and clarify the parameters of lawful public speech. It promotes better legal understanding of popular media forms, which have key roles in contemporary economies and public debate.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $230,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Law And Society | Law | Law Not Elsewhere Classified | Journalism, Communication And Media Not Elsewhere Classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Justice and the law not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Journalism, Communication And Media Not Elsewhere Classified | Justice and the law not elsewhere classified | Law | Law And Society | Law Not Elsewhere Classified | The Media

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