Search

Copyright of Doxa Comunicación is the property of Fundacion Universitaria San Pablo - CEU and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Revista Anagramas is the property of Editorial Universidad de Medellin and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The article examines media law, specifically the creation of the Journalist's Conscience Clause Act. First published by the Spanish Constitutional Court in December 2002, the Clause serves several purposes which include upholding a journalist's moral and ethical integrity as well as procedural processes to be incorporated when a journalist feels the need to leave due to moral violations. One of the most debated aspects of the conscience clause is whether fiscal compensation should be awarded if a journalist were to leave his employer.

The article examines the concept of commercial value and the right of publicity in the United States' legal system as well as in Spain. Since the invention of the camera and the use of photography in journalism, the idea of personal images has been a crucial form of communication. According to Spanish regulations, the commercial value of a person's image used in the press is also considered to be part of a person's right to privacy and identity. The article explores how the United States' regulation on using certain images for publicity could also be applied towards existing regulation in Spain.

The article presents an analysis of the European Court of Human Rights 25 resolutions pertaining to the right to information. The article focuses in particular on the differences between the right to free speach/criticism and defamation. It also focuses in on the right to protect children and youths, as well as creating new media policies. It also discusses any problems that have arisen in connection with commercial communications and newspersons' right to information. The differences between freedom and speech and right of information is also highlighted while attempting to analyse the European Court's resolutions.