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COMM 421 - Media Law and Policy
Fall 2022, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Communication and Media (COMM)
Department: LSA Communication and Media
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Details

Credits:
3
Waitlist Capacity:
99
Advisory Prerequisites:
COMM 251 strongly recommended.
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Sparr,Faith M
Start/End Date:
Full Term 8/29/22 - 12/9/22 (see other Sections below)
NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
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Description

This course covers the basic principles of the First Amendment and how they apply to media policy, practice, and regulation. Topics include First Amendment theory, hate speech, prior restraints, and media censorship, defamation, indecency, obscenity, and advertising regulation.

Required Text: The First Amendment, Stone, Seidman, Sunstein, Tushnet, and Karlan, 5th Ed., Wolters Kluwer (2016).  ISBN 978-1-4548-6824-8.

Schedule

COMM 421 - Media Law and Policy
Schedule Listing
001 (REC)
 In Person
31123
Closed
0
1COMM MAJ JR OR SR
-
MW 1:00PM - 2:30PM506 BMT
8/29/22 - 12/9/22

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