Mass Com 422: ETHICS OF THE MASS MEDIA

Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A course designed to teach Mass Communication students the rights, privileges, duties and limitations on the use of the various mass media. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, the students are expected to:

Cognitive

understand the concept of freedom of and limitations on the use of  the mass media. 

Affective

learn the value of responsible use of the mass media.

Psychomotor

enable Mass Communication students to apply what they have learned about mass media ethics in their future work as media practitioners.

METHODOLOGY

Lectures
Group discussions
Reporting
Critical viewing/listening/reading sessions

COURSE OUTLINE

  Topic                                                                                                        Timeline

COURSE ORIENTATION	1 week
HISTORICAL ROOTS OF THE FREEDOM OF THE MASS MEDIA	1 week
Spanish Regime
Propaganda Movement
Philippine Revolution Against Spain
American Regime
The Philippine Constitutions
RATIONALE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION	1 week
SCOPE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION	3 weeks
Freedom from  prior restraint
Freedom from punishment subsequent to publication
Freedom of circulation
Freedom of access to information
LIMITATIONS ON THE FREEDOM OF THE MASS MEDIA	3 weeks
Laws on national security and public order
Laws on public morals
Laws on private reputation and privacy
Protection of the integrity of public bodies
PRIVILEGED PUBLICATIONS	1 week
LAWS ON LIBEL	1 week
PRIVILEGE OF DEFAMING PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PERSONALITIES	1 week
REGULATION OF THE MASS MEDIA
Print media	1 week
Radio	1 week
Television	1 week
Film	1 week
The Internet	1 week
Advertising	1 week
	18 weeks

Monday to Friday      12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM

REQUIREMENTS

Research projects
Critiques

GRADING SYSTEM

Term Examination -------------------------------- 40%

Academic Exercises:

Quizzes/Homework -------------------- 40%
Class Participation---------------------- 10%
Attendance--------------------------------- 10%

REFERENCES

Fernandez, Perfecto. Law of the press (Mass media). Quezon City: Central Lawbook 
Publishing Co., 1968

Kieran, Matthew. Media ethics. London: Routledge, 1998.

Day, Louis Alvin. Ethics in media communications: cases and controversies. 3rd ed. 
Australia: Wadsworth Thomson Learning, 2000.

Pember, Don R. Mass media law. Madison: Brown and Benchmark, 1996.

Silverstone, Roger. Why study the media? London: SAGE Publications, 1999.

Hiebert, Ray. Impact of mass media. 3rd ed. USA: Longman, 1995.

Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. Radio/TV Code

Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. Motion picture and television 
review code.

Online Reference Materials

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