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Law & Ethics
Researching essential student media law cases
Students will research and report in groups on law cases pertaining to scholastic press rights.Introduction to Law and Ethics
Law & Ethics
The TUFF process for making ethical decisions
Students will explore ethical situations using the TUFF formula as described in the lesson.Ethics
Law & Ethics
SPLC media law presentation: Libel law
An overview of libel law and how it pertains to the student press.Specific Legal Topics
Law & Ethics
Applying ethics to scholastic journalism scenarios
Students will work through one sample scenario of how to apply ethics to typical scholastic journalism dilemmas, and then they will role play several others.Ethics
Law & Ethics
SPLC media law presentation: Copyright
An overview of copyright law and how it pertains to the student press.Specific Legal Topics
Law & Ethics
Exploring the issues with anonymous sources
Students will examine the positive and negative potential in the use of anonymous sources, participate in activities examining the roles of anonymous sources and develop policies to guide their future use in local student media.Ethics
Law & Ethics
SPLC media law presentation: Invasion of privacy
An overview of laws addressing invasion of privacy and their relation to journalism.Specific Legal Topics
Law & Ethics
Learning to be fair, balanced and accurate
Students will use role playing to work through difficult ethical situations.Ethics
Law & Ethics
Introduction to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Students will understand the often erroneous application of FERPA, also known as the Buckley Amendment, to scholastic journalism.Specific Legal Topics
Law & Ethics
When journalists err ethically
Students will research and find examples of journalistically unethical behavior.Ethics
Law & Ethics
SPLC media law presentation: Freedom of information
Students will learn about the importance of access to information as well as obtaining access to public records and meetings.Specific Legal Topics
Law & Ethics
Law and ethics review and exam
Students will create questions covering the topics discussed during the law and ethics unit.Ethics
Law & Ethics
SPLC media law presentation: Reporter’s privilege
Students will be exposed to Reporter’s Privilege, its history and its application to scholastic journalists.Specific Legal Topics
Law & Ethics
Practice scenarios: Press freedom, libel, copyright, privacy, FOIA, privilege
These scenarios serve as review for some of the information in the slideshows: Press Freedoms, Libel, Copyright, Invasion of Privacy, Freedom of Information Act and Reporter’s Privilege.Specific Legal Topics
Law & Ethics
Overview of the First Amendment
Students will learn the Five Freedoms as guaranteed by the First Amendment.Introduction to Law and Ethics
Law & Ethics
Crafting the argument against prior review and censorship
This lesson should allow students to review the problems with prior review and the lack of educational and ethical value of both prior review and prior restraint.Foundations for Student Media
Law & Ethics
SPLC Media Law Presentation: Press Freedom
Students will be exposed briefly to many of the topics we will be discussing in this unit including: role of the free press, censorship, First Amendment, difference in public and private school law, several law cases and unprotected speech.Introduction to Law and Ethics