Week 2 Discussion One, Two and Assignment

Readings, Websites, and Multimedia

1. In order to successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapters from the text, Mass Media Law:

· Chapter 2 – The First Amendment: The Meaning of Freedom

· Chapter 3 – The First Amendment: Contemporary Problems

2. In order to successfully complete this week’s assignments, review the material at the following websites:

· FindLaw: U.S. Constitution: First Amendment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Read the entire text of the First Amendment and annotations.)

· FindLaw: U.S. Constitution: First Amendment: Annotations pg. 6 of 21 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Read the applicability of the First Amendment as interpreted in footnote 9.)

· Student’s Facebook Tirade against Teacher Is Protected by Speech (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Read the recent ruling of use of social media networks and freedom of speech.)

3. In order to successfully complete this week’s discussion, “Controversies Surrounding the First Amendment,” watch the following video:

· No Sense of Decency (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. To successfully complete this week’s assignment, “Seven First Amendment Theories,” read the following from the text, Mass Media Law:

· Seven First Amendment Theories, pp. 45-50

Recommended Readings and Websites

1. In order to successfully complete this week’s discussion, “The First Amendment Today,” it is recommended that you review the material at the following websites:

· firstamendmentcenter.org: Press (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

· The New York Times – Breaking News, World News & Multimedia (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Register for the New York Times Online to receive the news.)

2. In order to successfully complete Week Two Quiz, it is recommended that you review the following chapter from the text, Mass Media Law:

· Chapter 1 – The American Legal System