《西方传媒法》（双语）教学大纲

《西方传媒法》（双语）教学大纲课程编号：061482B课程类型：□通识教育必修课□通识教育选修课□学科基础课□专业核心课R专业提升课□专业拓展课总学时：32讲课学时：32实验（上机）学时：0学分：2考试类型：□考试R考查适用对象：传播学专业□是R否适合作为其他专业学生的个性化选修课先修课程：无一、课程的教学目标《西方传媒法》是为传播学专业本科生开设的专业提升课程，旨在通过双语教学介绍西方国家，尤其是美国传媒法的经典案例。通过本门课程的教学，使学生能够了解美国传媒法的基本概念、原理和制度，探索美国传媒法的运行规律，熟悉美国宪法第一修正案是如何发挥保护美国公民和新闻媒体表达自由作用的。目标1：通过本门课程的教学，使学生在思想上认识到全球化时代学习西方国家传媒法基本知识和基本经验的重要性。目标2：通过本门课程的教学，使学生可以系统掌握西方国家，尤其是美国传播法的基本概念、原理和基本制度等方面的知识，能够拓宽学生的学术视野。目标3：通过本门课程的教学，培养学生运用比较研究方法的能力，通过比较中西方国家传媒法基本制度，发现其区别和联系。二、教学内容及其与毕业要求的对应关系学习本课程，要求学生在马克思主义世界观和方法论的指导下，通过案例的学习了解西方国家传媒法发展的基本路经，准确理解和掌握西方国家传媒法的基本概念和基本知识，并能够运用所学知识分析相关理论问题和实践问题，特别是可以把西方国家案例中的法理精神和中国实际结合起来，借鉴西方国家在处理表达自由和其他利益冲突中的司法实践。同时，教师的教学应当注意本课程与相关课程内容的衔接和比较，引导学生关注现实，做到理论联系实际。本课程以任课教师主讲为主，辅以课堂讨论、写论文等方式。建议平时成绩占40%，期末考试占60%。本课程在“提升学生运用比较研究方法，分析和解决传媒法实践问题”能力方面促进了毕业要求的实现。三、各教学环节学时分配教学课时分配序号章节内容讲课试验其他合计1Chapter1IntroductiontoThisCourse(TheAmericanJudiciaryandtheFirstAmendment)442Chapter2RiskstoPublicSafety443Chapter3DamagetoReputation664Chapter4PrivacyandPeaceofMind445Chapter5MediaandtheJustice666Chapter6TheFCCandBroadcastLicensing447Chapter7ObscenityandIndecency44合计7章 3232四、教学内容Chapter1Introductiontothiscourse(TheAmericanJudiciaryandtheFirstAmendment)Ⅰ.TheSourcesoflawⅡ.UnitedStatesCourtsⅢ.TheFirstAmendment(TheTrialofJohnPeterZenger,Nearv.Minnesota)Teachingmainpoint:HistoricalDevelopmentoftheFirstAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitutionandtheoryoffreedomofexpressionTeachingdifficultpoint:TheoryoffreedomofexpressionAnswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatarethesourcesoflawintheU.S.?2.WhatroledoestheConstitutionplayinademocraticcountry?3.Whatisthecaselaw?4.HowmanylevelsoffederalcourtarethereintheU.S.?Pleasedescribethem.5.Whatisthe"priorrestraint"?6.Whatisthe"subsequentpunishment"?7.Issubsequentpunishmentlessoppressivethanpriorrestraint?Why?8.WhyisNear'strialimportant?9.HowmanymeansofpriorrestraintsarethereintheUnitedStates?10.Howaboutsubsequentpunishments?Chapter2RiskstoPublicSafety(NewYourTimesv.UnitedStates)Teachingmainpointandteachingdifficultpoint:TheconflictsofrightsbetweenfreedomofexpressionandnationalsecurityAnswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatconstitutionalissueswereraisedinthiscase?2.DidthepublicationofthePentagonPapersinfactposeathreattonationalsecurity?3.What’stheCourt’sopinioninPentagonPapersCase?Chapter3DamagetoReputation(NewYorkTimesv.Sullivan)Teachingmainpoint:Whatisdefamation?AlibelplaintiffusuallymustprovefourelementsTeachingdifficultpoint:Pulicofficial;ActualmaliceAnswerthefollowingquestion:1.WhatisDefamation?2.Whichformscandefamationtake?3.Tosuesuccessfullyfordefamation,whatismostplaintiffs'burdenofproof?4.WhichwordsorphrasesareconsideredasdefamatoryinAmericanlibellaws?Listatleastfivewordsorphrases.5.WhyisthecaseofNEWYORKTIMESv.SULLIVANimportant?Chapter4PrivacyandPeaceofMind(FloridaStarv.B.J.F.)Teachingmainpoint:FourdistinctprivacytortsinthelawoftheUSA.Teachingdifficultpoint:TheconflictsofrightsbetweenfreedomofexpressionandrightofprivacyAnswerthefollowingquestion:1.HowmanyrecognizedtypesofprivacytortsarethereinthelawoftheUSA?Whendidtheprivacylawtraceorwhatisitsorigin?2.Whatisappropriationtort?Giveanexample.3.Whatistheprivate-factstort?4.Whatisthemeaningoffalse-lighttort?5.Howabouttheintrusiontort?Chapter5MediaandtheJusticeSystemⅠ.FreedomofExpressionandFairTrial(Sheppardv.Maxwell)Ⅱ.KeepingMediaSecrets(Branzburgv.Hayes)Teachingmainpoint:FreedomofExpressionandFairTrial;WhatmethodsortoolscanbeusedtomitigatingprejudicialpublicityTeachingdifficultpoint:KeepingMediaSecretsAnswerthefollowingquestion:1.WhatconflictsofconstitutionalrightsemergedintheSheppardcase?2.PleasedescribethenewscoverageoftheSheppardtrial.3.WhatisthejudicialerrorofthetrialcourtjudgeintheSheppardcase?4.Whatmethodsortoolscanbeusedtomitigatingprejudicialpublicitybythelowercourts?5.Whatisagrandjury?6.Whatisthemeaningofprotectionofsources?7.PleasedescribethestatusoflegislativeprotectionofnewssourcesintheU.S.8.DidtheFirstAmendmentprotectthereporter’sprivilegetowithholdconfidentialinformation?Chapter7TheFCCandBroadcastLicensing(RedLionBroadcastingCo.v.FCC)Teachingmainpoint:ThejurisdictionandpowersofFCC;ThefairnessdoctrineTeachingdifficultpoint:TheScarcityRationaleappliedtotheregulationsofbroadcastmediaAnswerthefollowingquestion:Arethebroadcastmediasubjecttofargreaterregulationthantheprintmedia?PleasedescribetheScarcityRationaleappliedtotheregulationsofbroadcastmedia.WhatarethejurisdictionandpowersofFCC?Whatisthefairnessdoctrine?Chapter8ObscenityandIndecency(Millerv.California)Teachingmainpointandteachingdifficultpoint:TheMillerTestAnswerthefollowingquestion:1.Whatarethemeaningofpornography,obscenityandindecency?2.WhatistheMillerTest?3.Whataretheattitudesofstatelegislaturestoobscenity?4.WhatistheattitudeofCongresstoobscenity?五、考核方式、成绩评定本课程通常采用论文考核方法；成绩评定采用百分制，平时成绩占40%，期末论文成绩占60%。六、主要参考书1.JohnD.Zelezny,CasesinCommunicationsLaw,Restraints,andtheModernMedia(fourthedition),北京大学出版社，2004年12月第1版。2.KentR.Middleton&WilliamE.Lee,LawofPublicCommunication,PearsonEducation,2012.3.DonR.Pember,Massmedialaw,Boston,MA:Mc