COM-3005 Mass Communication Law & Ethics
The public's right to know versus the individual's right to privacy; a reporter's privilege to protect sources versus an accused person's right to due process; libel, copyright infringement, censorship-these are all areas of legal and ethical controversy that surround contemporary mass media. In this course these and other pertinent topics will be examined through a case study approach. Federal and state law as well as the basic principles of responsible ethical analysis will be studied and applied.