JOUR 2400 [0.5 credit] Media Law and Ethics in a Digital World
Survey of Canadian laws and ethical issues that affect production and dissemination of digital media, including Charter of Rights and Freedoms, limitations on freedom of the press, including publication bans, libel and contempt of court. Different approaches to ethical decision-making and their applications.
Also listed as MPAD 2400 and COMS 2401.
Precludes additional credit for COMS 2501 (no longer offered), JOUR 2501 (no longer offered), JOUR 3300, MPAD 3300, and MPAD 2501 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 1001, JOUR 1002, COMS 1001, COMS 1002, or enrollment in the Minor in News Media and Information, or enrollment in the Communications and Policy Studies specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week
Precludes additional credit for COMS 2501 (no longer offered), JOUR 2501 (no longer offered), JOUR 3300, MPAD 3300, and MPAD 2501 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 1001, JOUR 1002, COMS 1001, COMS 1002, or enrollment in the Minor in News Media and Information, or enrollment in the Communications and Policy Studies specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week
Journalism
Undergraduate Calendar
https://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/undergradprograms/journalism/
Bachelor of Journalism students may take Combined Honours programs in which Journalism is combined with another discipline. Students may choose a Combined Honours program in Journalism and Communication and Media Studies, or from Combined Honours programs offered within the B.A. The Journalism requirements for the Combined Honours program are normally the same as those for the Bachelor of Journalism with Honours listed above. The requirements of the other discipline are the same as those listed for the B.A. Combined Honours program in that discipline. Students are advised to consult the Combined Honours entry of their second discipline in this calendar for details. Combined Honours programs in Journalism and other disciplines are available only to students registered in Journalism.