COM-461 Media Law

Prerequisite: Any one of the following: COM-102, COM-202, POL-101, or ENG-212
Issues confronting public speakers, journalists, advocates, debaters, and film and television producers when they seek to speak freely and responsibly. Topics include: seditious speech, symbolic conduct, fighting words, offensive speech, obscenity, defamation, commercial speech, free press v. fair trial, media regulation, advertising codes, and the theoretical justifications for free expression. 4 credits.