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COMM 216

Seminar: 01Units: 4Class#: 10463
Winter 2024

Journalism Law

Department of Communication

1/8/24 - 3/15/24
Instructor: Information Not Available

Enrollment Status

  • Open Seats: 5
  • Enrolled: 15
  • Capacity: 20
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  • Waitlist: 0
  • Waitlist Max: 10

Course Description

(Graduate students register for 216. COMM 116 is offered for 5 units; COMM 216 is offered for 4 units.) Laws and regulation impacting journalists. Topics include libel, privacy, news gathering, protection sources, fair trial and free press, theories of the First Amendment, and broadcast regulation. Prerequisite: Journalism M.A. student or advanced Communication major. Email instructor for permission to enroll. Preference for enrollment will be: Communication majors and co-terms, then seniors from other disciplines. Total enrollment in COMM 116/216 combined will be limited to 20. Students pursuing a degree from the COMM department as an undergraduate or Masters student must take C116/216 and for a letter grade. All other students taking the class as an elective may also elect to take the class on either a grade or S/NC basis.

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