The 'full liberty of public writers': special treatment of journalism in English law by Danbury, R, Richard Danbury

“…Two basic arguments are advanced why this is so. The first, the free speech values argument, is a consequentialist account that holds that special treatment is appropriate when (or because) institutional journalism contributes to free speech values. …”

The 'Full Liberty of Public Writers': special treatment of institutional journalistic speech in English law by Danbury, R

“…Chapter two assumes that the provision of special treatment to institutional journalists is justified where institutional journalistic speech particularly promotes free speech values. It argues that institutional journalistic speech does indeed perform such a function, by virtue of particular characteristics it possesses, namely reach and reputation, which are employed in processes such as reporting, investigating and interrogating. …”