Bond University's Centre for Law, Governance and Public Policy invites you to join us for the official launch of the Centre's latest book:
The Courts and the Media: Challenges in The Era of Digital and Social Media
co-edited by Patrick Keyzer, Jane Johnston and Mark Pearson and published by Halstead Press, Sydney.
Our special guest of honour for the event will be
The Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Chief Justice of Queensland
Rupert Murdoch, Julian Assange and Mohamed Haneef have felt the heat that can develop in head-on encounters of the media and the law. Mobile phones, websites and live streaming have sharpened age-old dilemmas for the courts. The jury system is under threat, as jurors turn to Google and defy instructions to stick to the evidence. The news media struggle with inconsistent suppression orders. Judges wonder how to insulate justice from Twitter and Facebook. The eminent contributors to this book are Chief Justices, journalists, News Ltd’s former CEO, legal and media scholars and court officials. They see the anxieties from different viewpoints and the opportunities as well, but none is under illusions about how serious (and complex) the issues are becoming.
When
29 March 2012
5.30 pm
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7.00 pm
Where
McCullough Robertson Auditorium
Level 11, Central Plaza Two
66 Eagle Street
Brisbane, QLD 4000
Contact Information
Mairead Courtney
Events Officer
Faculty of Law, Bond University
Tel: (07) 5595-1042
