JOUR 3060 - Communication Law and Regulation

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: Only students who have met the Journalism Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
The law as applied to press, film, and telecommunication. A philosophical basis and evolution of legal precedent governing media. Slander, privacy, copyright, information access, constitutional issues, and practical limitations of libel.