Week 4: Discussion One and Two Assignment

Required Resources

Required Text

1. Journalistic Ethics: Moral Responsibility in the Media:

1. Chapter Six – Protection of Confidential Sources

2. Chapter Seven – Journalistic Respect for Privacy

Articles

1. Abramowicz, D. (2008, Dec.). Calculating the public interest in protecting journalists’ confidential sources. Columbia Law Review, 108(8), 1949-1990. Retrieved from the EBSCOhostdatabase.

2. Cope, S. (2013, October 21). A Federal Shield Law is Needed to Protect Confidential Sources and the Public’s Right to Know: A Reply to David Pozen (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Just Security. Retrieved from https://www.justsecurity.org/2243/media-shield-sophia-cope-reply-david-pozen/

3. Docter, S. (2010). Blogging and journalism: Extending shield law protection to new media forms. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 54(4), 588-602. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) database.

4. Randles, J. (2012, January 13). Blogger no protected by III Reporter’s Privilege: Judge. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Law 360. Retrieved from https://www.law360.com/articles/300247/blogger-not-protected-by-ill-reporter-s-privilege-judge

Recommended Resource

Article

1. Rogers, T. (2009). The basics of libel and libel law (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Retrieved from http://journalism.about.com/od/ethicsprofessionalism/a/libel.htm