MAC 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Food Lion, Qualified Privilege, Prior Restraint
31 Aug 2018
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Law is an important part of mass communication. Government cannot exercise prior restraint or punish speech after the fact. Information may be protected but how it was acquired may be challenged. Ex: food lion - abc producers used false pretenses to gain employment. Entities who feel mistreated by the press bring legal actions against writers and publishers. Great threat to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The charge must be articulated to a third person (verbal or in writing) Writer can quote government officials even if statements are libelous. Different styles and norms for different media. Content may be the same but packaging might be different. Writing is a process and requires discipline. The english language is dynamic and based on a system of . The way words are put together to convey complex thoughts, ideas, or actions. Languages generally have fewer sounds than words. Standard way of speaking allows us to understand each other.
