Class 17 and 18 - Media Law and Ethics

DISCUSSION - We discussed media law and ethics, including the First Amendment, historical examples of the Payola scandals it the 1950s, the blacklisting of Hollywood actors, screenwriters and production people, the Quiz Show hoax etce. We also talked about the recent Westboro Baptist Church case, coverage of Charlie Sheen and the Mohammed cartoons.


RESEARCH PAPER is due at 11:59 p.m. at TurnItIn.com. 

If you are late, e-mail me the paper and I will turn it in at TurnItIn. In the Research Paper, information from sources should be cited in MLA style. That means that when you're presenting material from your sources, whether it's a direct quotation, a paraphrase (in your own words) or a summary, you need to name the source. Each source should correspond with an item on your Works Cited list. Link to information about how to cite sources in MLA style: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/ PRESENTATIONS: Here's what you should include in your presentation. You can include a discussion question for the class at the end if you think you will not fill the time (5 minutes min.): Brief description of two sides of controversy; something interesting or surprising from your research findings Media clip if relevant (1-3 minutes) Images if relevant Your opinion POWERPOINT:  Here are some tips about PowerPoint presentations. You can find more tips and videos on YouTube.com.  If you don't have PowerPoint, you can use Google Docs Presentation. Go to docs.google.com and sign in with your google ID. ·         No more than seven words across, seven lines down ·         Use bullet points ·         Use photos, graphics, video clips ·         Video should be limited to 1-3 minutes ·         Limit animations GRADES: I will e-mail the grades later this weekend! WORKBOOKS will be due Thursday March 10. BLOG TOPIC:  Week 9: Media Ethics/Media Law (15) Describe a media law or media ethics case from 2010-11involving one or more of the following: ·         First Amendment/censorship ·         Libel ·         Privacy/intrusion ·         Copyright ·         Federal Communications Commission ·         Misappropriation  Include an embed or link to a site about the case. Add your brief comments.