Media Law for Strategic Communication

Catalog description

The 24-hour news cycle routinely starts in 280 characters or less followed by a single click. This democratization of information provides anyone and everyone an opportunity to control the narrative, leaving individuals and entities sharing or reliant on such information more prone to missteps. Such missteps impact professional reputations as well as companies and their stakeholders. Therefore, the professional communicator must be well versed in the fundamentals of the applicable law when a defining moment presents itself. This course requires students to engage in issues concerning the First Amendment, commercial advertising, copyright, trademarks, Section 230 and defamation. Such information is intended to help its recipients understand their rights (or lack thereof) to publish certain information, steer clear of lawsuits and increase their value in the workplace.