MEDJ 390 - Media Law & Ethics

Institution:

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Media and Journalism

Description:

This course introduces students to mass media law and the American legal system. The primary legal emphasis for this course focuses on the First Amendment, government censorship, defamation, intellectual property, and broadcast regulation. Additional emphasis is placed on understanding the major ethical frameworks, and the relationship between law and ethics.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.commonwealthu.edu/

Phone Number:

(570) 389-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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