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Media Ethics, Law, and Responsibility

COMMS 300 | University Course

Introduction to First Amendment history and press freedom, law, and theory; media regulation and policy; relationship between law and ethics; key ethical issues in professional communications.

Course Details

Course Outline

Module 1 - Welcome
Module 2 - American Legal System
Module 3 - The First Amendment
Module 4 - Defamation Part 1
Module 5 - Defamation Part 2
Module 6 - Privacy and Mass Communications
Module 7 - Govt. Records/Meetings
Module 8 - Reporter's Privilege
Module 9 - Copyright Law
Module 10 - Advertising Regulation
Module 11 - Broadcast and Internet Regulation
Module 12 - International Media Law

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Textbooks

	Vital Source (eBook)	Amazon*	Library
Mass Media Law, 21st edition (Required) by: Clay Calvert, Dan V. Kozlowski, Derigan Silver ISBN: 9781260514513 2020 McGraw-Hill Higher Education	Purchase from: $88.75 Rental from: $60.00	New from $73.97 Used from $70.00	Borrow

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