JOUR281

Media Law and Ethics in the Digital Age

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Credit only granted for: JOUR289E or JOUR281. Formerly: JOUR289E. Additional information: This course is intended for non-journalism majors. Explores the First Amendment, libel, privacy, FOIA and copyright as they have evolved in the digital news age of bloggers, tweeters and citizen journalists. The course will cover fundamental legal and ethical concepts as well as practical application.

Spring 2026

Deborah Nelson

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.75

Past Semesters

Deborah Nelson

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.75

Christoph Mergerson

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Deborah Nelson

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.75

Christoph Mergerson

0 reviews
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Deborah Nelson

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.75

Sandra Banisky

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.72 between 201 students*

JOUR281 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570758085% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 3.48%
A: 43.28%
A+: 34.33%
B-: 1%
B: 6.47%
B+: 6.47%
C-: 0.5%
C+: 1%
D: 0.5%
W: 2.49%
other: 0.5%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.