Law, Media and Communication Assignment 2022

Running Head: Civil Law
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Law, media and communication
9/29/2019

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Case study 1: Media freedom and the use of confidential sources/whistleblowers........................2
Protection of the Whistleblowers and Law......................................................................................3
Issues raised in the protection of the sources...................................................................................3
Recommendation.............................................................................................................................4
Reflective practices from this case study.........................................................................................4
Case study 2: Domino’s Pizza’s Crisis Communication Strategies................................................5
Introduction......................................................................................................................................5
Laws in relation to the public relation.............................................................................................5
Issue arises in communicating with the stakeholders......................................................................5
Recommendation.............................................................................................................................6
Reflection.........................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
Communication media and law are very important factor in any company as it helps in receiving
and delivering the data or the information in the company. For the transmission and the data
storage, the communication channel and the media are used in the company which transmission
the data to the other person. The legal regulation of the communication is the media law which is
essential in very organization as it helps in exploring the competing with the interest and the
rights and helps in keeping the information confidential so that privacy can be maintained. In this
report the two case studies have been selected which will tell us the importance of the legal
communication. Media and communication is effective in passing the important information but
law helps in providing the right information in the interest of the person.
The assignment is engaged in relation with the two case studies and what those case studies
teaches which will be implemented in the professional practices. In this report the one case study
will be related to the public relation in whom the information is spread between the
organizations. PR is the strategic communication in which relationship is maintained within
company and their publics. The second case study is related to the whistle blower where person
should communicate if anything illegal or unethical things happen in the company. When any
information is disclosed in the good faith to protect any disclosers then it is the whistleblower
communication.
Case study 1: Media freedom and the use of confidential sources/whistleblowers
Introduction of the case study

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APC is the nonprofit organization and an international network which uses the technologies of
the computers. The company advocates everyone for the justice and helps in improving the life
of the people by giving them the free and open internet. This company has put the major focus
on the right of the freedom of the opinion and the expression and also put the protection of the
sources. In October 2015 the company has welcomes the opportunity of the whistleblowers.
If in the company there were any misconduct or any professional risk then whistleblower helps
in revealing those misconducts (Jothi, et al., 2011). The misconduct happens in the subject of the
job termination, harassment, physical attracts for conducting something wrong, etc. So the strong
legal protection is required in the company in relation to the whistleblower which will enable the
offense freely and safely.
Protection of the Whistleblowers and Law
Under the article 19, Whistleblower is the integral part which has some standards against the
Corruption. The communication in the organization should be free from any miss material. The
communication in the company should be free and clear but it does not mean that any personal
information should be used against any misconduct (Cammaerts, 2017). There are the general
rules which are protecting the Human rights and the confidentiality of the journalist. With the
whistleblower law any false claims or any fraud and misconduct in the communication ‘can be
put into the lawsuit. The whistleblowing program should be properly communicated among the
employees then only people take action regarding the misconduct.
Issues raised in the protection of the sources
The meeting is held on the 6 June, 2015 of the members of the APC in Sofia Bugaria. The public
meeting was held for the journalist in which the protection of the sources and the whistleblowing
is was discussed. Issues generally raised in the media of the journalist where the mediator
discloses the information. Due to the lack of understanding in the company and due to the lack of
the proper communication also issues arises in the company (Srikanth and Puranam, 2011).
Sometimes the whistleblower discloses the privacy information which creates the issues in the
company as certain risk arises. The whistleblower has to power in the company that when to
disclose and where to disclose the information.