By MARK PEARSON Follow @Journlaw
Griffith University has issued the following release on our fully online global social media law course which I will be teaching from March 2015.
New course helps manage social media risk
Managing your social media risk and protecting your brand is the focus of a fully online global social media law course to be offered at Griffith University from March 2015.
Social Media Law and Risk Management is aimed at professional communicators internationally who want an introduction to the laws impacting on social media use and other strategies for strategic social media management.
“It addresses one of the key organisational and crisis communication phenomena of the modern era – engaging effectively and internationally with a range of stakeholders using social media while being cognisant of laws, risks and policies,’’ says course convenor Professor Mark Pearson.
“The course examines the dynamic role of social media law and risk management in a range of social and political contexts internationally, particularly in averting communication crises.
“It provides advanced knowledge and skills in the use of social media by government, non-governmental organisations, business and the general public.”
Professor Pearson is the author of Blogging and Tweeting Without Getting Sued – A Global guide to the Law for Anyone Writing Online, co-author (with Mark Polden) of The Journalist’s Guide to Media Law and the Australian correspondent for Reporters Without Borders. His Twitter handle is @journlaw.
Social Media Law and Risk Management is offered online as a stand-alone course or as part of a suite of four courses in the Graduate Certificate in Crisis Communication for students who can visit Griffith University’s Gold Coast or Nathan campuses for their other three courses.
Media Contact: Deborah Marshall, 0409 613 992, d.marshall@griffith.edu.au
—-
Please drop me a line at m.pearson@griffith.edu.au if you would like further information after reading the course brochure available here.
© Mark Pearson 2014
Disclaimer: While I write about media law and ethics, nothing here should be construed as legal advice. I am an academic, not a lawyer. My only advice is that you consult a lawyer before taking any legal risks.
