2016-2017 Undergraduate General Catalog


JOUR 302 Ethics and Law of the Press

Students in this course will study freedom of the press through the examination of significant court cases, particularly those that have come before the U.S. Supreme Court. Issues to be studied include libel, privacy, prior restraint and free press v. fair trial. In addition, students will study ethical issue, most of which are inseparable from the legal matters to be considered.

Credits

3