LAW OF MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

Catalog description

(Slashed with MDJ 40006 ) Students will explore how the law affects media content and the work of its practitioners. Students will learn to identify potential legal issues and apply that knowledge to specific situations likely confronted by working media professionals across a variety of media industries. Students will also gain an appreciation of the history of the First Amendment and examine the role protections for free expression play in a diverse American society.