Media Law Ethics And Policy

An introduction to and critical examination of major areas of media law and regulatory policy. Singapore's law and its rationales are emphasised, with some international comparisons. Areas include censorship, defamation and intellectual property. Students also examine philosophical foundations of competing approaches. Challenges of regulating new media are analysed. Special expectation: This course is designed to satisfy the national education requirement, and so it includes extensive examination of rationales for Singapore's approaches to issues discussed.