Section Three - Intro to Media Law
Online Class
Section Three serves as in introduction to the First Amendment and media laws of libel, privacy, pornography, copyright, open meetings (as an example of freedom of information), and student press. Based on concepts learned in this section you will be given a term project based around the First Amendment freedoms.
TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS Mass Media in a Changing World 2nd edition by George Rodman
14 Media Law
15 Media Ethics
LECTURE TOPICS
Intro to First Amendment
Libel Law
Privacy Law
Pornography Law
Copyright Law
Open Meeting Law
Student Press Law
HOMEWORK
Media Law Assignment: What Would You Do? Libel Assignment
Concepts 3 Assignment
FIRST AMENDMENT PROJECT
First Amendment Project. (Due Date = July 1))
How I grade this assignment
GO TO THE MOVIES
Absence of Malice
All The President's Men
TEST
Test 3 Mass Media in a Changing World 2nd edition by George Rodman
http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp
MISCELLANEOUS
Course syllabus
Projected course timeline
How to Score Well on the Concepts Assignment
