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Monday, March 23, 2009

COMM 209: Law and ethics in 17-21 words

Write a sentence (17 to 21 words) that summarizes Chapter 7 of Harrower's "Inside Reporting."

Post it as a comment to this post.

20 comments:

Pete said...

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Michael Pulliam said...

Law and Ethics for newspapers keep the public’s trust and helps to keep out of legal issues the best it can.

Amie said...

Chapter 7, Law and Ethics, can be summarized by basically warning writers or "investigators" about the possible troubles they could land themselves in. If any bad practices can be avoided or ignored than that's one less headache to medicate.

TMAC said...

In this chapter he shows the press rights and wrongs, as wells as copyright laws, the seven deadly sins and ethics.

Chelleular said...

Over time, laws and precedents have evolved to provide legal protection for journalists, the guidelines vary from state to state.

Amy said...

When reporting on any story the reporter must make sure that they are not breaking any laws pertaining to journalism

Erick Clark said...

The chapter basically talks about the etchical and legal standards and practices that are to be used in writing.

Nicole Estes said...

Law and Ethics is important to know because you need to avoid plagiarism, not getting sued for libels, and understanding censorship.

j_law said...

The chapter on laws and ethics consists of rights and wrongs like privacy and includes the seven deadly sins.

david arterberry said...

explain broad concepts in general way ch.7 looks at ways to keep the paper out of court room, and the news legal!!!

jordan said...

He discusses what the press is allowed to write about, and what they are not, which basically helps keep the writers out of legal problems

TravisHarmony said...

Chapter 7 is basically a summary of what you can, and what you can not put in writing, like copyrights, etc.

jeffadams89 said...
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Sheena said...

Chapter 7, best described, is a successful guide to journalism. It simply describes helpful dos and don'ts of law and ethics.

jeffadams89 said...

It does not matter how great a journalist you may be, lawyers are not going to sue the printing press.

Shasan said...

In chapter 7, "Law and Ethics", Harrower speaks of all the measures a reporter can take to prevent themselves from getting sued or put behind bars, he also lists some of the laws that are there to help the reporter be a better writer without the legal hassels.

kurtdudley said...

This chapter shows how to handle ethical issues, an how to deal with troubled situations one might get into.

Cory Wilson said...

Chapter 7 talks about the laws and eithcs of writing. It talks about plagarism, and some of trouble that they can get into.

virginia_bond said...

Law and ethics are in place to help guide the author through the writing process which at times can include a variety of situations and events that could legally jeprodize the integrity of the paper.

Katie said...

This chapter discusses the legality of journalism and the do's and don'ts related to writing for publication.

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Springfield (Ill.), United States
I'm a retired English, journalism and cultural studies teacher at Springfield College in Illinois (acquired by Benedictine University and subsequently closed). I coordinate jam sessions for the "Clayville Pioneer Academy of Music" at Clayville Historic Site and the Prairieland Strings dulcimer club, and I sing in the choir and the contemporary praise team at Peace Lutheran Church in Springfield. On Hogfiddle I post links and video clips for our sessions and workshops on the mountain dulcimer (a.k.a. "hog fiddle"), as well as research notes on folklore and cultural studies, hymnody and traditional Anglo-Celtic and Scandinavian music. I also posted assignments and readings in my interdisciplinary humanities classes. The Mackerel Wrapper (now on hiatus), carried assignments and readings for my mass comm. students. I started teaching b/log when I chaired SCI-Benedictine's assessment committee, and reopened it as the privatization of public schools grew increasingly troubling and closer to home.