tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621557087375389449.post1115535921010062624..comments2008-09-26T18:24:34.521+10:00Comments on Intro to Public Relations Reading Reflections: Reading Response Week 6Joshua Blodgetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211141326893376617noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621557087375389449.post-39183582020923929972008-09-24T23:52:00.000+10:002008-09-24T23:52:00.000+10:00Amanda-Thanks for your comments. The law is certai...Amanda-<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments. The law is certainly not as simple as black and white. It does seem rather ridiculous that neglecting to praise one person while praising another falls under the category of defamation and that the law identifies the victim of defamation in a way that is subject to the possible interpretation of uneducated individuals. That is why it is so important for public relations practitioners to make sure they have a comprehensive knowledge of the law that governs their profession so as to protect themselves as best they can.Joshua Blodgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211141326893376617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621557087375389449.post-17320844673053010732008-08-25T10:19:00.000+10:002008-08-25T10:19:00.000+10:00I agree with you that while I knew PR practitioner...I agree with you that while I knew PR practitioners must have a set of laws which govern what they can and cannot legally do, I was unsure of what these actual laws and regulations were before I read chapter four-the legal environment.<BR/>Some of the legal concepts and regulations are fairly complex. For instance, a PR practitioner could participate in defamation without even meaning to. The example Johnston and Zawawi give is if a publication praised one researcher in a project but not the other.<BR/>It gets even more complicated in that the law identifies the victim of defamation by how an audience interprets the information.<BR/>This does not seem fair to me. If a public is uneducated or unaware they have the power to put severe legal ramifications on a PR firm. <BR/>While I understand the law is simply trying to protect individuals some points in it seem very unfair and tricky to me.muddy feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853526057076291755noreply@blogger.com