JOUR289E

Media Law and Ethics in the Digital Age

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. This course is intended for non-journalism majors. Explore 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.

Sister Courses: JOUR289F, JOUR289I, JOUR289J, JOUR289P

Past Semesters

Deborah Nelson

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Average rating: 4.00

Sandra Banisky

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Average rating: 5.00

Include P/F semesters 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 3.48 between 902 students*

A-: 7.1%

A: 44.12%

A+: 17.41%

B-: 0.78%

B: 10.86%

B+: 7.65%

C-: 0.44%

C: 3.22%

C+: 1.44%

D: 1.22%

D+: 0.67%

F: 0.44%

W: 3.88%

other: 0.78%

* "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.