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Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COM 320 - Media Law


Prerequisite(s): COM 110 , COM 120G , and (1) other 200-level COM course or permission of the instructor.
Study of the laws affecting the communications industry in traditional print and electronic publishing, broadcasting, and other new media. Court interpretations of laws, and actions of local, state and federal regulatory agencies are explored. Topics include freedom of the press, copyright, fairness doctrine, political communication, and libel.

Hours: 3