Censorship, libel, contempt, obscenity, right of privacy, copyright, government regulations, and business law affecting media operations. Stresses responsibilities and freedoms in a democratic communications system. Required course for journalism majors and IPFW journalism minor. Also required course for radio and television students. Study of Anglo-American traditions and trends, as well as current American conditions of the laws of libel, privacy, fair comment and criticism, privilege, property rights, and copyright as such factors affect the print journalist and the broadcaster.
Emphasis is on existing state and federal regulations and precedents.
Credit is not given at IPFW for both COM 352 and JOUR J300. A consideration of personnel law, including EEO, pensions, wage contracts and payments, worker's compensation and insurance, and other statutes, as well as labor laws and arbitration. A discussion of philosophical issues in the law. Readings will be drawn from both law and philosophy. Women and the Law Beginning with the exploration of the origins and underlying rationale of women's status in the American legal tradition and the role that law plays in helping shape the continually developing political climate and structure of the nation, this course is intended to provide the student with the basic knowledge of various fields of law as they pertain to women.