How to Avoid Getting Sued: Right to Reply/Invitations to Comment
Pre-publication Right to Reply (R2R) and Invitation to Comment (ITC) are a key part of the investigative journalist’s armoury. It is important that journalists are aware of this and how best to deploy them.
In this class you will learn:
– the importance legally and ethically of the R2R and ITC processes;
– how to draft R2Rs and ITCs;
– strategy around timing and responding to them.
Gill Phillips
Gill Phillips is a lawyer who works as an editorial legal consultant for a number of NGOs and not-for-profits, advising on a range of content-related matters including defamation, privacy, contempt of court and reporting restrictions.
- 3 July 2024 10.30–11.30
Location: PSH 326