Broadcasting is built on opinion, challenge and live reaction, but one careless sentence can create serious problems. This course gives students a practical grounding in the legal and editorial risks that presenters, producers and podcasters need to understand before going live or publishing online.
Duration: 3 modules
Level: Essential compliance
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This module explains how defamatory meaning can arise in interviews, phone ins, podcasts and social clips. Students learn why opinion, allegation and fact must be handled differently, why wording matters and how to challenge guests or callers without casually repeating potentially damaging claims.
Students learn how privacy, court reporting and active legal proceedings can affect what is safe to broadcast. The module covers identification risks, naming people, discussing criminal cases, social media speculation and the importance of checking whether a topic may be legally sensitive before it reaches air.
This module teaches students how to think like a professional broadcaster when something goes wrong. It covers corrections, apologies, fairness, balance, right of reply, record keeping and the difference between defending strong editorial work and refusing to recognise a genuine mistake.
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Unlock With MemberfulBy the end of this course, students should understand the main legal and compliance dangers in broadcasting and podcasting. They will be better equipped to protect themselves, their platform and their audience while still making strong, engaging content.