MASS MEDIA
APRIL 2011
Super-injunctions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13190424
Andrew Marr has recently admitted to taking out a super-injunction to prevent reporting of an
extra-marital affair. He now claims to be ‘embarrassed’ (by the injunction rather than the affair),
arguing that they prevent freedom of the press.
Who decides the boundary between private and public information?
Is it right to censor the press? In what circumstances?
The Royal Wedding
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11767495
The stories have been everywhere – but what are the messages?