DILEMMAS IN JOURNALISM: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
JRN3DIJ
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will investigate the ethical and legal questions that confront journalists on an everyday basis, and the new dilemmas forged by rapidly evolving media technologies. To what extent have the ground rules changed with the explosion of new kinds of media content and platforms? Students explore how privacy, freedom of information, professional liability, conflict of interest, copyright and fair dealing, defamation, and confidentiality are dealt with by the law, through journalist codes of practice, and by media institutions. In this subject we will draw on the expertise of a range of experts and media professionals.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Steinar Ellingsen
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Requires co-ordinator's approval.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: This subject is available as an elective for ABMS & ABSC. Available as a core subject for ABA minor in Journalism Sport.