MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS
- Course
- COMM242 - MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS
- Department
- Communication and Media Studies - English - Master
- Course Type
- Scientific Preparation
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 0 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
This course is a study of media law and ethics. It consists of two parts: ethics and law, and media law specifically. It is designed to give an overview of the general concepts, problems, and specific cases in the fields of media law and media ethics. Within this perspective, the course starts with philosophical investigations in ethics to establish a foundational ground for further discussions in media ethics and advanced analysis of media laws in major countries. Topics which directly affect people working in the field of media will be studied in greater detail. The scope of this course includes issues such as news manipulation, the invasion of privacy, product placement, stereotypes, taste and taboos, analysis of news reporting on current events, media polling, defamation, copyright, as well as basic knowledge of law necessary for understanding media laws which affect media institutions in various countries.
MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS
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Course outcomes
- 01 Analyze the moral dimensions of media ethics problems in various dilemmas faced by media.
- 02 Illustrate the codes of ethics.
- 03 Interpret the importance of privacy.
- 04 Assess the right to know of people.
- 05 Analyze the role of digital technology and its impact on legal and ethical issues.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Course Introduction |
| Week 2 | What is media ethics? What is media law? An overview. |
| Week 3 | What is ethics? Approaches to ethics |
| Week 4 | Journalism codes of ethics |
| Week 5 | Principles and Practices for Public Relations and Advertising Ethics; |
| Week 6 | The International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Code of Conduct; |
| Week 7 | Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) - Codes of Ethics; International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - International Codes of Advertising |
| Week 8 | Mid-Term Exam |
| Week 9 | Intellectual Property, Copyright; European Copyright Directive; Berne Convention |
| Week 10 | Intellectual Property, Copyright; European Copyright Directive; Berne Convention |
| Week 11 | Privacy, The New Right to Privacy; Invasion of Privacy; 'Right to be forgotten' |
| Week 12 | New Media; Internet Defamation, Obscenity and Racial Hatred, Hate speech |
| Week 13 | Libel, Defamation and Blasphemy |
| Week 14 | Libel, Defamation and Blasphemy |
| Week 15 | Review |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Brown, F. (2020). Media Ethics: A Guide for Professional Conduct. 5th Ed. Society of Professional Journalists Foundation.
- 02 Schotthoefer, P., Steiner, F., (2017). International Advertising Law: Problems, Cases, and Commentary. Kluwer Law International; 3rd Ed.
- 03 Christians, C. G., Fackler, M., Richardson, K. B., Peggy, J. K., Robert, H. W., (2017). Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning. Routledge.
- 04 Ess, C. (2014). Digital Media Ethics: Digital Media and Society Series. Cambridge: Polity Press.
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