COMS 614: MEDIA ETHICS AND LAW

The weight of this course is on the ethics of the media profession, although students will be exposed to some media law. Students will be introduced to ethical and moral standards applicable to the mass media. The course will cover the ethical responsibilities of individuals, groups, and organizations engaged in message gathering, production, transmission or consumption, particularly in the field of news and public affairs. Students will also be exposed to the basic tenets of law that pertain to their professional work as media practitioners. Related elements of the general law of Ghana: the Constitution, Human Rights, Defamation and Criminal Law, etc., are examined.