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PHL 530
Media Ethics
This course examines the rights, freedoms, and obligations of the media and practising journalists. Issues may vary somewhat from year to year, but the following are typical: the grounds and limits of freedom of expression; moral responsibilities respecting truth, balance, and objectivity; media ethics and business pressures; obligations to the public, to the audience, to source, to colleagues, to the employer, and to oneself. The course includes case studies as well as regular discussion of ongoing media activity.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
Prerequisites
None
Co-Requisites
None
Antirequisites
CC 8969
Custom Requisites
None
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- Arts and Contemporary Studies Professional Table I
- English Professionally-Related Table IV
- English and Philosophy Professional Table II
- History Professionally Related - Table IV
- History and Philosophy Professional Table II
- Language and Intercultural Relations Professionally-Related Table IV
- Minor in Ethics
- Minor in Philosophy
- Open Elective Table
- Philosophy Professional Table II
