LAW AND ETHICS OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA

JOURN 563

Freedom of speech and press with particular emphasis on major legal issues confronting media practitioners; introduction to such areas of law as censorship, libel, invasion of privacy, access to information, regulation of electronic media and commercial speech.

JOURN 675

Analysis of political and legal relationships between mass communication and government with emphasis on current problems and issues.

JOURN 822

Readings and discussion focussing on global media issues. Topics may include news flow, cultural imperialism, representations, history and political economy, globalization trends, new technologies, mass media and nation building, communication and grassroots politics.

COMARTS 375

Develop skills for viewing and interrogating entertainment media through the lens of ethical theory and to articulate their own ethical stance on a diverse range of media, including documentary film, sports entertainment, reality television, and digital media. By approaching ethics from a media studies perspective, ask questions about how media are produced, how audiences are created and engaged, how communities and cultures are represented, and how we should respond to these different forms of media and the ethical questions that they raise.

JOURN 678

Examines the legal and ethical questions surrounding digital media and their effects on society and individuals.