Book discussion on 29 April 2025 (12:30-14:00) (webinar recording now available)
On 29 April 2025, the British Association of Comparative Law hosted a discussion of Dr Irini Katsirea’s book, Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era: A Comparative Study (2024).
This book examines the challenges for press freedom in the nascent digital news ecosystem. Drawing upon decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union, as well as from German, UK and US case law, this comparative work explores the regulation of the press in the digital era and the impact of the proliferating media laws, policies, and jurisprudence on press freedom. It brings together two distinct strands of analysis, the concepts of press freedom and regulation, and the phenomena of convergence and digitalization.
Professor Jacob Rowbottom (University of Oxford) chaired the discussion between Dr Katsirea (University of Sheffield), Dr Peter Coe (University of Birmingham), Emeritus Professor Thomas Gibbons (University of Manchester), and Emeritus Professor Bernd Holznagel (University of Münster). This was followed by Q&A.
This panel discussion should be of interest to academics, lawyers and policymakers involved with media regulation as well as campaigners defending press freedom and/or advocating for greater press accountability.
The recording of the webinar is available below:
British Association of Comparative Law 
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