MEDIA LAW, POLICY, & ETHICS in Spring 2024 (CM3046)

Examines how constitutional and statutory law define and protect media in different countries. Introduces students to libel law, copyright and author's rights, commercial rights issues, and variations across countries. Examines the role of government institutions and regulatory bodies in formulating policy on matters such as children's television and advertising regulation. Explores the process of self-regulation and issues of journalist's ethics.

Course Master:

MEDIA LAW, POLICY, & ETHICS (CM3046)

Term:

Spring 2024

Discipline:

CM (Communications)

Credits:

4 credits

Type:

Regular

Level:

Undergraduate

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Exam Date:

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 09:00

Pre-requisites:

(CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)) OR (CM1023 AND Major=Journalism)

Co-requisites:

None

Professor(s)

Matthew Fraser

Learning Outcomes

To become familiar with how policy is developed within media institutions.
To become more practiced in identifying, analyzing and articulating instances of media regulation
To become more practiced in structuring arguments while debating the contemporary issues that the media now faces in terms of regulation, policy and ethics.
To gain a richer, more informed understanding of law with particular attention to media law and the issues and debates surrounding the role and function of law in guaranteeing fundamental freedoms within civil society, particularly free speech, access to information and the protection of privacy.
To interrogate the nature of “media ethics” both in terms of what fundamental philosophical perspectives underlie ethical practices within the media and in terms of what makes certain contemporary media practices fair and trustworthy or, in certain instances, biased and unjust.

Syllabus

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Book List

Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN Number
Mass Media Law	Don Pember and Clay Calvert	McGraw Hill	0077861426

Schedule

Start Date:

Monday, January 15, 2024

End Date:

Friday, May 10, 2024

Day	Start Time	End Time	Room
Tuesday	10:35	11:55	Q-A101
Friday	10:35	11:55	Q-A101