This course will examine and compare legal and ethical constraints and dilemmas faced by reporters, editors and producers in fulfilling duties owed to sources, subjects, audiences, peers, and employers. These issues will be probed and debated in light of case studies, readings from legal and philosophical works, and the insights of guests including lawyers,ethicists and professional journalists. Included will be the law of libel and contempt, and the intricacies of court reporting, such as the treatment of juveniles involved in crimes.Courses are subject to availability. For a list of all courses click
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This course may not be taught by the instructor seen in the video. Instructors are subject to change from year to year.
