Chapter 4 Self-test questions

News-gathering avoiding unjustified intrusion

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. The Ofcom Broadcasting Code says that filming or recording in a public place could involve an infringement of privacy.

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. The Ofcom Broadcasting Code says that 'doorstepping' someone for a factual programme - that is, filming or recording them with no warning and without their consent - is never acceptable.

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. The Editors' Code of Practice says that, unless it is in the public interest, journalists 'must not engage in intimidation, harassment or persistent '.......'.

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. The Editors' Code of Practice bans journalists from covering funerals, unless the next-of-kin or legal guardian of the deceased consents to this.

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. The Ofcom Broadcasting Code says that, unless the subject matter is trivial or uncontroversial, or the participation minor, or it is warranted to proceed without consent, the consent of a parent, guardian, or other person of eighteen or over in loco parentis is needed if a programme features a child under 16 in a way that infringes '.........'.

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