Unit I News 1. What Is NEWS? 2. News Sources 3. Why Do We Need News? 4. Etymology 5. History 6. Forums of News 7. Online Journalism 8. Newsworthiness 9. New Ecology of News Unit 2 Relations Between Law and Media 1. What Is Law? 2. Why Do We Need Laws? 3. What Is Media? 4. Communications & Media Law 5. Who Regulates Communications? Unit 3 Freedom of Speech and Expression 1. Importance of Freedom of Speech and Expression 2. The Racial Discrimination Act Amendments 3. Relative Freedom of Speech 4. Conclusions Unit 4 Freedom of Information 1. Freedom of Information (or Information Freedom) 2. The Information Society and Freedom of Expression 3. Hacktivismo 4. Global Network Initiative 5. Interact Censorship Unit 5 Defamation 1. Definition 2. Types of Torts : Slander and Libel 3. Criminal Defamation 4. Defenses 5. Defamation and Freedom of Speech Unit 6 Contempt of Court and Trial by Media 1. Contempt of Court 2. Trial by Media Unit 7 Privacy 1. Privacy 2. Types of Privacy 3. The Right to Privacy 4. Privacy Protection Unit 8 Confidentiality 1. Confidentiality 2. Legal Confidentiality 3. History of the English Law of Confidentiality 4. Medical Confidentiality …… Unit 9 Journalism Sourcing Unit 10 Censorship Unit 11 Advertising Unit 12 Copyright Vocabulary References