Media Law Journal. Lawyer Steven Price blogs about media law and ethics in New Zealand ... media – website and print, together with broadcasters' online content.

By Steven | December 18, 2008. Two of our top judges recently denied a Fairfax journalist permission to speak to jurors about the strengths and weaknesses ...

Some time ago, I wrote about Cameron Slater's claim to be a journalist, which he is invoking for the purposes of protecting his confidential sources.

I've been asked to post the following ad. If you are pillar of the community type, and interested in both free speech and media accountability, ...

(This is because papping is creepy). Was it also harassment? It does seem to fall under the definition in the Harassment Act (you need to read secs 3 and 4).

The Clean Slate Act effectively expunges people's old, minor criminal offences. But does that mean the media can't publish them? Reading the Act as a whole, ...

Try to find the information out using other sources first. Is it on their website? Is it in an annual report? Is it at the library? Make a preliminary phone ...