Category: BBC; News
Date: 05.09.2006
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The BBC College of Journalism is launching an ambitious programme of legal
training this week, starting with an online course for all BBC
programme makers.
Legal Online is an interactive course that aims to train all BBC programme
makers and content producers in key areas of media law.
The first part of the
course covers contempt and defamation while a second part, launched next year,
will cover copyright and contract.
The course is presented by Nicky Campbell and
the user learns the law through a series of carefully designed scenarios.
Alex Gerlis, Head of Training at the College, said: "The course is designed to
give staff more confidence in covering legally difficult subjects and a better
sense of how to spot potential problems.
"There's been a huge demand from the
staff. In surveys, BBC journalists have put more legal training top of their
list of development needs.
"The course is not just for BBC journalists - it's for
all programme makers and content producers."
BBC journalists will be expected complete the first part of the online course
within six months.
They can do the course in small sections at their desks - it
takes around three hours in total.
The second part will be launched in May 2007.
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