| Media Law and Ethics Mass Communication 450 |
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| 450: Media Law and Ethics (3) (Prerequisite: 201) Study of defamation, right of privacy, and journalistic privilege as defined by federal and state constitutions, judicial precedents and statutory law. Reading and analysis of ethical issues and the competing interests of the media and society. |
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| Media Law News Media Watch News Media & The Law Reporters Committee Court TV USA Today's Law Page Freedom Forum Student Press Law Center |
| Freedom of Information National FOI Coalition South Carolina FOIA SC Press Association's FOIA Society of Professional Journalists |
| Intro to Mass Comm News & Feature Writing Reporting Public Affairs Covering Sports Print Journalism History |
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| Unit 1 Retaining an Independent Press Media Law Homepage 1st Amendment CyberTribune Free Speech & Media Law First Amendment Cases |
| Unit 2 Regulating the Mediaopoly FCC Homepage Advertising Law People v Larry Flynt |
| Unit 3 Reporting Public's Right to Know Free Press/Fair Trial Fair Trial Cases Sam Sheppard |
| Unit 4 Respecting Personal Dignity Libel Libel Defense Resource Center California Anti-SLAPP Project |
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| Seek Truth and Report It Food Lion v. ABC Ethics on Campus Newspapers |
| Act Independently Indiana University Poynter Cases |
| Minimize Harm Private matters Media ethics online |
| Be Accountable Janet Cooke Stephen Glass |
| Media Watchdogs Minnesota News Council Accuracy in Media Center for Media and Public Affairs FAIR Media Bias Project Censored Cursor Media Research Center People and the Press Adbusters Crime News Media Watch |
| Media Law Reference South Carolina Legal Trek Law Office Media Find Law USSC Opinions, 1937-1975 USSCPlus, 1907-present |
| Nature and the laws of our country have given us a right-- the liberty -- both of exposing and opposing arbitrary power by speaking and writing the truth. -- Andrew Hamilton |