- Docente: Marina Caporale
- Credits: 8
- SSD: IUS/10
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Media, Public and Corporate Communication (cod. 5703)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Public and Corporate Communication (cod. 8840)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student acquires skills relating to the legal and ethical rules that regulate the function of information and communication in the various areas in which it is expressed.
Course contents
· Constitutional, international and Ue framework of the principles of the freedom of expression.
- Art. 21 of the Constitution. Implicit and explicit limits to the freedom of expression of thought and the regulation of electoral campaigns
- Right to report, criticism, satire
- Journalistm, rights and duties;
- The regulation of online copyright
- Privacy regulation
- Communication and information and public administrations
- The rules of the press and publishing companies
- Public service and commercial broadcasting between national and European rules
- The rules of Internet : in search of a regulatory framework
- The regulation of TLC / electronic communications
- Conclusions: The regulation of commercial advertising.
Readings/Bibliography
Mandatory:
G. Gardini, Le regole dell'informazione. L'era della post-verità, Torino, GIAPPICHELLI Editore, 2017 (ALL THE BOOK)
DURING THE COURSE, SOME GENERAL UPDATES RELEVANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE COURSE WILL BE PROVIDED. In addition, for some of the topics proposed during the lectures, specific insights will be offered (eg hate speech, public administration and internet ...) with related in-depth articles that will be communicated during the course.
Teaching methods
- Annual report of the Italian Communications Authority, year 2020, www.agcom.it
Face-to-face and distance lectures with power point support; critical reading selection of main articles from newspapers and specialized magazines.
Involvement of experts and scholars on specific aspects and through meetings that will be held in class with the teacher.
In consideration of the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the course adopts a method of organizing teaching which includes a remote part (20 hours remotely on MS TEAMS) and another in presence (20 hours) for a number of students corresponding to the capacity of the classroom defined in compliance with the indications of the safety protocols.
If the demand for attendance exceeds the capacity of the classroom, attendance shifts will be organized. Regardless of the health conditions and specific ways of organizing the course, students will be able to follow the lessons of the entire course remotely on MS TEAMS.
Assessment methods
Attention: the examination procedure may undergo changes in light of the Covid19 health emergency.
The exam will be a written exam consisting of 2 open questions on mandatory texts, lasting 90 minutes on the EOL platform.
If the grade obtained is sufficient (+18/30) and the student / student so wishes, she / he can request the integration of the exam with an oral test. The oral exam can be requested by the teacher (and in this case it is mandatory, if the student does not show up it will be as if she had not passed the exam)
Teaching tools
Seminars and meetings with experts, power point slides, reporting and sharing of news, jurisprudence and articles on topical and interesting topics related to the course.
Office hours
See the website of Marina Caporale