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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LEST 345 - Legal Issues of the Mass Media

Credit(s): 3
LEGAL ISSUES OF THE MASS MEDIA
Component: Lecture
Survey of legal issues affecting the development and performance of the mass media. The foundation of American communications law outlined through the study of First Amendment theory, its origin and development. Legal issues concerning libel, obscenity, copyright and broadcast regulation discussed.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
Crosslisted: Crosslisted with COMM 345 .
Course Typically Offered: Spring
General Education Objectives: