JOUR 4620 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics

3 hours

Examination of law and ethics used by working journalists. Law topics include First Amendment, libel, privacy, access to information among other topics. Also examines critical ethical challenges and the ethical decision-making process in today’s changing media.

Prerequisite(s): Journalism major or minor status; JOUR 3321 or JOUR 3323; 6 hours of upper-level news courses.

Should be taken final semester.