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JN2000:03

Media, Law and Ethics

Townsville, Cairns

HECS Band 1

13 hours lectures, 20 hours tutorials. Semester 1.

Staff:

Ms L McCaffery,

Ms F Onus (Townsville campus);

Dr J Norgate (Cairns campus).

Students will examine in detail the legislative, ethical and common law constraints that operate on journalists and the media; and learn the principles of reporting required to cover rounds associated with the justice system (crime, police and the courts). They learn about laws of defamation, contempt and copyright; examine case studies and explore some of the strategies employed by journalists to accommodate ethical and legal requirements while reporting the news effectively and responsibly.

Learning Objectives:

to acquire a working knowledge of the law as it relates to the practice of journalism;

to understand a range of ethical issues that confront working journalists.

Assessment by tutorial participation (10%); written assignments (50%); examination (40%).