Social Media and Law

1 Day

What you will learn:

In the digital age, everyone is a
journalist, a photographer and a publisher. That means we
are all at risk from the same media laws – a single tweet could
cost your organisation thousands of pounds in damages and
could even land the sender in jail. This one-day course will
ensure you know just what’s safe and what isn’t. This course
is for anyone who tweets, posts to Facebook or uses social
media in a professional or personal capacity.

Workshop content includes:

• How to utilise social media to it’s full extent while avoiding
costly and time-consuming legal action
• What are the risks when using social platforms?
• Recent case studies – what went wrong?
• Libel and contempt of court
• Privacy and copyright
• Ethical codes – defamation, discrimination, data protection, IP rights and brand reputation
• Who is liable? What are the legal implications for your company or publication?

• Setting standards and quality control procedures

Not for: Those who believe social media is beyond the law

Digital Highlights

• How the law applies
to online publishing
including mobile
and social media