Media Law How it imposes How it could How it could

constraints on affect your affect your

media product product
production? negatively positively
Defamation Talking about other If you talk down Not breaking the law
people or companies in negatively of someone will make your
a bad way to make the in your programme that programme reliable and
public to think less of person/company can truthful to the public as
them is not allowed any sue you. If I use wrong there is no unfairness
false statements of statements and data being portrayed in the
them or criticism about the gospel programme. People will
included. industry and public and see a positive in the
see that it is inaccurate gospel industry and
it, this will lead to the may want to explore in
public having a their own interest.
negative perception of
gospel.
Contempt of A production must not Broadcasting any If do broadcast any
Court involve anything current legal legal procedures I
concerning present procedures that have would inform the
legal procedures. not been made public public and serve the
could put my public’s interest.
production in serious Gospel artists would
problem as it can harm appreciate how you
and offend people and presented and portrayed
indivuals and legal them in your
action can even be production and would
taken out. If I did this be willing to help them
with gospel artists it in future, as it takes bad
would give them a bad press from them and
name and if there are gives them good media
opposed to be Christian coverage.
their will get criticism
and bad press.
Privacy and If a source does not If their don’t want to People are able to put
Confidence want you to share put up their personal trust in the show if you
something to do with issues on the respect their privacy
them on the programme programme you may this will meet the
you have respect and need to reconsider if regulations of OFCOM.
not but it up there. You the show is worth If I intrude on their
need to respect there broadcasting and how it personal affairs this
privacy and let them to may not serve the will give me a better
be confident in your public’s needs. If a story to ride on within
show. gospel artist has a good the gospel industry.
interesting personal life This will appeal to the
to publish to the general public more as
general public it will well as my target
allow me to lose a good audience. For example
story if I am meant to about the sources past
respect their personal life before their got into
space. And if I do going what ever they
expose their personal wanted to do.
life, their may take
legal action and is very
unlikely to work with
them in future projects.
Copyright Any music, video As my topic is based on Getting permission
footage, images used gospel if I am not from sources to use
which is not created by allowed to show any of their gospel music or
you needs to get the clothing lines products within the
permission to be used it products or play any of production can allow
you want it in your the artist’s music, my the production to be
programme. production could be in more communicative