LO2: Legal and Ethical

1. IPSO 

(Independent press standard organisation)

They regulate news paper and magazines industry to uphold the Editors Code of Practice.

Invasion or privacy, intrusion into grief or shock and harassment.

I will need to make sure on interviews that I do not harass and act unneeded question that I could potentially publish in my magazine.

I need to gain permission of all models to use images in my magazine.

2. Obscene publications Act 

Illegal to publish content that may negatively influence readers.

Nudity
Race
Discrimination
Drug usage
Violence
Graphic images

As my target audience for my magazine is females, 16+ who are adapting new lifestyle, such as colleges, university and work, but are very outgoing/travels and upbeat, I will need to make sure I do negatively influence them. My magazine needs to reflect a positive vibe, so when taking my photos I must make sure the models aren't to revealing and provocative when posing in my magazine because the younger readers are impressionable. They will see the models as Ideal selfs so I have a responsibility to make my models role models.

Another issue I need to avoid in my magazine is discrimination and race, as if I have only white models this could cause problems and could exclude others from reading my magazine.

3. Libel Law 

Don't publish anything that is untrue about a person or an event.
Defamatory- i.e anything that would hurt the person, publish untrue information.
(Will be making up articles for magazine, however because it is for educational purposes its okay)

As the articles I am writing are going to be made up (Made up Models) I will be okay writing untrue information about a person, as it is for educational purposes. However the information I write cannot be defamatory.

4. Copyright 
Its a type of intellectual property to protect that original work for someone, Any ideas or something someone has made. Stops people from using it and distributing it for profit, unless permission is gained. Copyright Infringement. (Photographs would be something wed need to get permission for)

When taking my photographs I must be aware that business logos or personal products are involved in my photos, as I would not be aloud to distribute these photos for my own, as I would be down for Copyright Infringement, and could get sued. To avoid this I must make sure I take my photos in a public place, as well as blur any business logos that may appear in my photos.

5. Laws of contempt 

The Law of contempt is the offence of being disobedient to or disrespectful towards a court of law, and its officers in the form of behaviour that opposes or defies authority, justice, and dignity of the court.

Behaviour of an individual that defies or opposes the authority of the court.

Examples of contempt
Criminal contempt
Civil contempt
Direct contempt
Indirect contempt.

As a journalist you can't publishes anything that will compromises the decision that is made.

Underneath each definition

How i am not going to break that law.

Type of articles