Privacy and the Press [Paperback]

Exposing the faults and indiscretions of celebrities and politicians is great for circulation figures, but where should we draw the line between legitimate public exposure and an individual's right to privacy? This book explores how the English legal system has had to blend old laws on confidentiality with modern human rights law in order to deal with this question.


1. Confidence or Privacy?
2. Hello! OK?
3. A Free Press
4. Respecting Private Life
5. Privacy and the Press
6. A Chilling Effect
7. Responsible Journalism

Does an admirable job of wading through a very complex area of the law with numerous facets.... A welcome coverview of the current British case law and highlights a number of the legal challenges presented by the move to increase privacy protections. --The Law and Politics Book Review

Joshua Rozenbergjoined The Daily Telegraph as Legal Editor in 2000, and now writes a weekly column on the law. Before going into print he spent 25 years working at the BBC, the last 15 of these covering legal affairs for BBC News. He qualified as a solicitor in 1976 after taking a law degree at Oxford.