Horton, G. (2021) Injunctions and public figures: the changing value in injunctions for privacy protection. Journal of Media Law, 13 (1). pp. 81-106. ISSN 1757-7632
Abstract
Injunctions are a contentious issue between the judiciary and the press. What the press wishes to publish has sometimes been restricted by the judiciary through the issuing of injunctions. Nonetheless, there have been instances in which injunctions have not been respected. First, members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords have used parliamentary privilege to name individuals. The development of technology also means that information travels quicker and without the hindrance of borders. As a consequence, the second way in which injunctions can be undermined is by information being published in other jurisdictions. Thirdly, identities can be revealed on social media. This article states that, despite these instances undermining injunctions, they are still valuable. This is due to their changing nature from protecting secrets to protecting individuals from intrusion and therefore there is still value in injunctions remaining in place to protect public figures from media frenzies.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Injunctions; parliamentary privilege; media freedom; right to privacy |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2022 13:22 |
Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2022 13:22 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17577632.2021.1889866 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:190558 |