Well, this occasional blog has become very occasional. The intent has been good but sadly, finding the time, in the midst of: writing obligations (with real deadlines); broken shoulders (well, one, but that was enough); acting dean role; and, in February 2013 becoming Dean of UTS:Law have rather played havoc with those good intentions.
And, it isn't as though there hasn't been plenty happening: the UK phone hacking inquiries; the Convergence Review and Finkelstein Inquiry in Australia; the rather bizarre media reform proposals of the previous government in 2013; and, ongoing concerns about the role of media and media regulation. There has certainly been plenty to blog about and there will continue to be. I hope to play a role in that but time will tell if those shiny new year resolutions are realised! First, I have some more writing obligations which have to be met.
In the meantime, there is a new edition out of Media Law: Text, Cases and Materials – one of those writing obligations! This is a study of UK media and broadcasting law and is co-authored with Eric Barendt, Jason Bosland and Rachael Craufurd-Smith. You can find the details here.
And, for what might pass for a media comment for the time being, here is an article which includes some comments I made on media regulation. The article was published in the Law Society Journal last year (July 2013, Vol 51, No 6) and I’m grateful to Bob Campbell (Managing Editor of the Journal) and to Amruta Slee (the author of the article) for permission to use the article on the blog site.
So best wishes for 2014, and hoping that this won’t be the only posting for the year!
