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Communication Law and Deontology

Communication Law and Deontology

Code	11745
Year	3
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	T(45H)
Scientific area	Human and Juridical Sciences
Entry requirements	---
Mode of delivery	Face to face.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	A) To know the basic concepts about the science of law, for instance the ethical rules and the mass media law. Freedom of expression and information. B) To know and apply the core ethical principles of Journalism, and professional standards in Journalism. C) To know and apply the Constitutional Law, the Mass Communications Law and the New Technologies Law.
Syllabus	1. INTRODUCION OF MEDIA LAW 2. ETHICAL STANDARTS AND MEDIA LAW 3. CORPORATE AND BUSINESS LAW IN JOURNALISM 4. RIGHTS OF JOURNALISTS 5. THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION 6. RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS - THE LEGAL CONTEXT 7. REPORTING RESTRICTIONS AND THE CRIMINAL LAW 8. COPYRIGHT IN MEDIA INDUSTRIES 9. REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
Main Bibliography	Luís Brito Correia, Direito da Comunicação Social, vols. I e II, Almedina, 2005 Fernando Dos Reis Condesso, Direito da Comunicação Social – Lições, Almedina, 2007 Alberto Arons De Carvalho / António Monteiro Cardoso / João Pedro Figueiredo, Direito da Comunicação Social, Texto Editora, 2012 Maria Manuel Bastos, Neuza Lopes, Comentário à Lei de Imprensa e ao Estatuto do Jornalista, Coimbra Editora, 2011 Cláudia Araújo, Os Crimes dos Jornalistas, Almedina, 2010 Joaquim Fidalgo, O Lugar da Ética e da Auto-Regulação na Identidade Profissional dos Jornalistas, Fundação C. Gulbenkian, 2009 Sara Pina, A Deontologia dos Jornalistas Portugueses, Minerva, 1997 Sara Pina, Media e Leis Penais, Almedina, 2009
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.