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The Media Law Podcast
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For journalists, for lawyers, for students, for academics... A podcast with news and debate on topical issues in Media Law and Regulation.
Newscast! The gang are back together to go through the summer's headlines ahead of the new legal term starting this week. on.soundcloud.com/G47uZQuUgpth...
Newscast Summer 2025
The gang are back together to go through the summer's headlines.
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September 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Colette, Judith and the returning Paul discuss the ending of the superinjunction prompted by the Ministry of Defence data leak, the Macrons’ defamation claim, the Coldplay Kiss Cam story, and the recent surge in downloads of VPNs in the UK.

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Newscast! The MoD's superinjunction, VPNs galore, and the Coldplay kiss cam incident
Colette, Judith and the returning Paul discuss the ending of the superinjunction prompted by the Ministry of Defence data leak, the Macrons’ defamation claim, the Coldplay Kiss Cam story, and the rece
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August 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Newscast! Colette, Tom and Judith rake over recent headlines, including terrorism charges for Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams' libel victory in Dublin, and the UK's imminent proscription of Palestine Action, amongst other stories.
Newscast! Kneecap rapper's terrorism charge, Palestine Action group to be proscribed
Colette, Tom and Judith rake over the recent Media Law headlines. Rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh of Northern Irish group Kneecap has been charged with expressing support for a proscribed organisation at a
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June 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In our latest episode, Colette and Paul are joined by Dr Richard Jones (Salford) and Dr Judith Townend (Sussex) for a deep dive into Jones’ recent book, Reporting the Courts. on.soundcloud.com/G7Cox5kdhWkp...
Reporting the Courts
This book makes a critical intervention into debates about journalism and the crisis in local news. Interrogating the history and current practice of court coverage in the UK, the author argues for it...
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June 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Newscast! Colette and Tom are joined by Judith Skillen (Nottingham) to talk over the latest Media Law headlines, including Philip Green losing his battle over Parliamentary privilege in the ECtHR and the record half-million-pound fine meted out to the University of Sussex by the Office for Students.
Newscast! Sussex University's record fine, and a case on Parliamentary privilege
Colette and Tom are joined by Judith Skillen (Nottingham) to talk over the latest Media Law headlines, including Philip Green losing his battle over Parliamentary privilege in the ECtHR, updates from
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May 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Newscast! Tom sits down with Dr Patrick Goold (City Law School) to learn about the compatibility of training generative AI models (such as ChatGPT) on copyrighted material with intellectual property law and also to talk about the future of the James Bond trademarks. on.soundcloud.com/9omkfxvn5Tgv...
March 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM