Explore the contemporary ethical and policy issues facing the transforming media industries and the American public. Examine a range of issues that new media and the Internet have complicated, rooted in an understanding of the First Amendment as well as the development of communication industries. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 350M, Radio-Television-Film 365 (Topic: Media, Communication Law, and Ethics), 365C (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.