COMM 346 - Media Law

Institution:

Saint John Fisher University

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Description:

Provides students with an overview of the law as it applies to mass media and with related ethical issues that face professional communicators, with emphasis on the First Amendment, libel and privacy, newsgathering, copyright, commercial speech doctrine, and broadcast and new-media regulation. Lecture and discussion highlight application of the law and ethical principles from a practitioner's viewpoint. Case studies focus on media professionals facing legal and/or ethical decisions in ways that take into account all stakeholders' concerns, with a special emphasis on cases from print and broadcast journalism and from public relations.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sjfc.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 385-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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